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Soil erosion and geotechnical properties are the main factors affecting riverbank stability. The soil geotechnical properties were used widely, but the soil erosion properties were little mentioned in riverbank stability analyses. The erosion properties include the critical shear stress, the erosion rate, and the slope of the erosion curve. In this paper, a modified water flume in the laboratory was conducted to determine erosion properties for soils at the Red riverbank in Hanoi, Vietnam. This paper also builds the relationships between erosion properties and geotechnical properties (dry density, grain size distribution, shear strength, and soil suction). The soil erosion and geotechnical properties were carried out in the geotechnical laboratory at Ibaraki University (Japan) and VNU University of Science (Vietnam). The results indicated that (i) the critical shear stress of nine soils ranges from 0.7 to 7.1 Pa with clay content increase from 10 to 70%, and soil density of 15 kN/m3. The clay content, cohesion force, and residual suction have great effects on the critical shear stress and erosion rate. The change in clay content about of 5% is enough to create a marked change in the erosion rate; (ii) the sand content has the greatest influence on the slope of the erosion curve (the initial slope and the erosion slope); (iii) the density also has a close relationship with both the critical shear stress and the erosion slope. Controlling the soil density and soil grain size content will contribute to riverbank protection.
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The research described herein was performed with soil testing in the Geotechnical laboratories at VNU University of Science, Hanoi, Vietnam, and at Ibaraki University. The author would like to express deep thanks for the support from these universities.
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Toan, D.T. Assessing the erosion characteristics and relationship with geotechnical properties for soils at the Red Riverbank, Hanoi, Vietnam. Arab J Geosci 16, 216 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-023-11293-5
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