Análisis de la incidencia del grado de saturación de los suelos en el movimiento de laderas asociado a infraestructuras de carreteras, mediante métodos estadísticos.

Abstract

In the present investigation the geostatistical analysis of the incidence of the degree of saturation of the soils in front of the mass movement was carried out. For this, an experimental physical model was used that allowed to see the interaction between the variation of the degree of saturation and the behavior of the soils. The slope selected for the research is composed by 4 strata whose typology is: clayey sands and inorganic clay of high plasticity. Sampling and preparation of specimens were carried out a drip precipitation simulation that allowed the variation of the degree of saturation of the sample by increasing the soil moisture content. The results obtained show that the sands reach their saturation in percentages close to the liquid limit, this being not the case of inorganic clays of high plasticity due to their properties and low permeability favor the accumulation of water, provoking the waterproofing and water accumulation, Triggering the growth of the water table and therefore an increase in the specific weight of the soils.