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Table 2 Soil properties used for the simulation

From: Probability assessment of slope instability in seasonally cold regions under climate change

Soil properties

Value

Dry density of soil d)

1400 kg/m3

Porosity (n)

0.47

Unfrozen thermal conductivity u)

127.04 kJ/(Day∙m∙°C)

Frozen thermal conductivity f)

132.24 kJ/(Day∙m∙°C)

Hydraulic conductivity of saturated soil (ks)

5.62 × 10−7 m/s

Unfrozen volumetric heat capacity u)

2237 kJ/(m3∙°C)

Frozen volumetric heat capacity f)

1624 kJ/(m3∙°C)

Volumetric water content of saturated soil (θs)

0.47 m3/m3

Residual Volumetric water content of soil (θr)

0.12 m3/m3

Undrained shear strength (qu)

52 kPa

Effective cohesion (c’)

9.75 kPa

Effective angle of internal friction (ϕ’)

35°