Material Weakening of Slip Zone Soils Induced by Water Level Fluctuation in the Ancient Landslides of Three Gorges Reservoir

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="202340.fig.0011a" src="https://static-preview.hindawi.com/articles/amse/volume-2014/202340/figures/202340.fig.0011a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>Variations in quartz, calcite, and the total clay mineral content</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="202340.fig.0011b" src="https://static-preview.hindawi.com/articles/amse/volume-2014/202340/figures/202340.fig.0011b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>Variations in the four kinds of clay minerals</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>Variation in mineral content under the wet-dry cycle.</table>

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Figure 11: Material Weakening of Slip Zone Soils Induced by Water Level Fluctuation in the Ancient Landslides of Three Gorges Reservoir 