This research develops an elastoplastic damage constitutive model incorporating the strain softening response of common engineering soil materials in southeastern Xizang to evaluate and optimize reinforcement solutions for highway-traversing landslide accumulations. Grounded in deterioration mechanics theory, the model characterizes the progressive strength loss and failure evolution of the soils. Verified and calibrated, it is numerically implemented in FLAC3D to simulate the stability conditions of a landslide affecting planned highway infrastructure in southeastern Xizang. Safety factors of 1.25, 1.07, and 1.02 under normal operation, rainfall, and seismic excitation loads, respectively, reveal the inadequacy of intrinsic stability. Consequently, dynamic compaction and chemical grouting techniques are assessed via simulation. An optimal strategy, entailing 6-m-deep densification at the highway location with 10% silica fume enhancement of 66.3% of the landslide area and 50.8% of the soil-bedrock interface, results in safety factors of 1.70, 1.49, and 1.23 for the three scenarios. The improved area is minimized to streamline construction practicality and economics while preserving geotechnical integrity. The integrated modeling outcomes demonstrate the model's capability in capturing localized incremental damage and the efficacy of numerical simulation for stability diagnosis and targeted remediation of intricate landslides. Advancements in constitutive relations development are vital for further innovation in geohazard evaluation and infrastructure safety assurance.
Reservoir impoundment induces a large amount of cumulative deformation of landslide body, leading to damage to the geological environment. Due to many yearly cycles of reservoir water fluctuation, the cumulative deformation of landslides tends to be stable, showing a self-adaptive deformation phenomenon. The study of the self-adaptive deformation mechanism is very important for evaluating landslide stability and achieving the safe operation of hydropower stations. To study the mechanism of self-adaptive deformation, two sets of physical models were used to monitor the groundwater, earth pressure, and cumulative deformation of landslide under periodic fluctuations of the reservoir water level. The results showed that the soil consolidation compaction, release of sliding stress, and increase in permeability are the three main factors of the self-adaptive deformation of landslide accumulation. The overall permeability decreased first and then increased, the front permeability increased greatly, and the middle and rear permeability decreased. The main factors that affected the permeability change were deformation and seepage force.