Abstract
Embankments are constructed with compacting soil with the aim of improving their stability and deformation characteristics. Typhoons and guerrilla rainstorms are occurring frequently due to the abnormal weather of recent years, and there have been many reports of cases of collapses of embankments due to their effects. Drainage measures for embankments against rainfall are different during construction and after commencement of use, and the effects are sustained intermittently from the start of construction to after the commencement of use. In this study, soil/water/air-coupled F.E. analysis was used to perform analyses of embankments which take into account compaction and the history of rainfall/evaporation. Further, changes in the stresses inside the embankment by the effects of rainfall sustained after commencement of use are considered. In addition, the effectiveness of current drainage measures for embankments is considered.
