Description

This theme addresses the influence of water-related processes on slope stability, emphasizing rainfall infiltration, groundwater movement, pore-water pressure development, seepage forces, soil saturation, erosion, and coupled hydro-mechanical interactions. It examines how rainfall intensity, duration, antecedent moisture, hydraulic conductivity, soil-water retention, permeability variation, and groundwater fluctuations influence shear strength, slope deformation, and landslide initiation.