Research Article

Hydrological Behavior of an Infiltration-Induced Landslide in Colorado, USA

Table 1

Material properties of soil layers.

MaterialHydrological propertiesStrength propertiesUnit weight (kN/m3)
Residual moist. cont. Saturated moist. cont. Van Genuchten parametersSat. Hyd. conductivity (m/day)Effective cohesion (kPa)Effective friction angle (deg)
(m-1)

Pavement03225
Bedrock0.060.341.3741.720.001953423
Decomposed gneiss0.0650.417.51.891.0612321
Highly fract. gneiss0.060.341.3741.724013522
Colluvium0.080.332.352.12603420
Tunnel fill0.080.332.352.120.503021

Parameter obtained through numerical model calibration.