Numerical Analysis of Slope Stability under Reservoir Water Level Fluctuations Using a FEM-LEM-Combined Method

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Photos showing the glaciofluvial deposit slope and strata observed in audit PD17 provided by HydroChina Kunming Engineering Corporation (HCKEC, 2011): (a) a glimpse of the landforms of the deep-cutting river valley and the studied slope; (b) the entrance of exploration audit PD17; (c) soil-stone-blended structure of the glaciofluvial deposit, observed at 3 m horizontal distance from the entrance; (d) geological materials at a contact zone at 10 m horizontal distance from the entrance; (e) structures of rock mass at 20 m horizontal distance from the entrance; (f) structures of rock mass at 30 m horizontal distance from the entrance.

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