Journal of Civil Engineering Research 2019, 9(2): 58-65
DOI: 10.5923/j.jce.20190902.03
Rehabilitation of Landslide in the Settlement
Mahmutovići, the Municipality of Sapna
Zijad Ferhatbegović
1
, Agim Papraniku
2
1
The University of Tuzla, Faculty of Mining, Geology and Civil Engineering, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2
ARTING BH d.o.o.Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Abstract The paper analyzes the causes and mechanisms for sliding in the settlement Mahmutović, municipality of Sapna,
that threatened three residential buildings. After the investigations carried out (four exploratory boreholes B-1 to B-4) and
detailed engineering-geological mapping, a detailed engineering and geological map of the landslide was prepared. Based on
the established properties of the landslide (size, volume, type of landslide), the causes and mechanisms of sliding, it was
proposed measures of remediation landslide. After simulations on numerical models, using the PLAXIS 2D v8.5 software
package, it is suggested to build a retaining wall on the counterfort, making of drainage systems in the form of fish bones and
regulation of the roof water and fecal water in the appropriate receiver or drainage system.
Keywords Landslide, Sliding, Drainage system, Reinforced concrete wall on the counterfort
1. Introduction
In 2014, during the heavy rains, in the settlement
Mahmutovići, the municipality of Sapna, a landslide was
activated that threatened three residential buildings. Due to
slipping, plastic sewer pipes are broken, while the auxiliary
dryer is destroyed and moved 40-50 meters from the original
location. As a temporary measure of remediation under the
houses, nylon is placed that prevents further soaking and
sloughing of the soil. To stabilize the terrain, 20 wooden
pilots were inserted into the ground. It has been observed that
in one of the three buildings there are no gutters, so all the
water flows over the surface of the terrain and contributes to
the instability of the terrain.
2. Geomorphological, Hydrogeological,
and Engineering Geological
Characteristics
The landslide is located on the hillside with exposition
towards the east. The inclination of the hillside is 19° and
according to the inclination it is classified into a medium
steep slope and according to the form in the concave hillside.
Due to the presence of water, it is classified into a little
sodden slope with occasional occurrences of diffusion
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filtering and wetting by groundwater in individual parts.
Based on the geological map of Zvornik 1: 100 000 the
subject site is located in the part of the terrain that builds the
middle Miocene sediments (
2
M
2
2
) that represented by
sandstones, clays, and marls. Dip azimuth of the sediments is
towards the northeast at an angle of 20
0
. Marls and
sandstones take part in the substrate structure, while surface
deposits built by multicolored sandy dusty clay to marly clay.
Surface waters have not been observed in the investigated
field. Near the landslide, two wells are registered: the well 1
northeast of the B-2 borehole at a distance of 30 meters and
the well 2 southeasts of the borehole B-4 at a distance of 36.7
meters. In the first well whose depth of 3.0m, groundwater is
registered at a depth of 30cm from the surface of the terrain
while the other well was locked so the water level in this well
not registered. The presence of the wells near the landslide
indicates that the hillside is watered.
To define the geological, engineering and geomechanical
characteristics of the terrain, four exploration boreholes were
performed. In exploratory boreholes, sandy-dusty to
marly-clay, sand, sandstone, and marl were determined.
Based on the performed experiments of standard dynamic
penetration in boreholes, it has been proven that the compact
soil occurs at depths of 1.8 to 3.0 meters. These depths
represent the depths to the sliding surface. In the investigated
terrain, the geological substrate is represented by a complex
of rocks built of marls and fine-grained yellow-green
sandstone. The mentioned rocks belong to a group of
poorly-petrified rocks that, under the influence of exogenous
forces, decompose and form thick clay-sandy blankets with
debris. The substrate is at a depth of 1.8 to 3.0 meters. The
surface coverings are eluvial-diluvial and colluvial. The