An Unsaturated Soil Material Point Method for Simulating Rainfall-Induced Landslides

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Issue		E3S Web Conf. Volume 728, 2026 2026 3^rd International Conference on Environment Engineering, Urban Planning and Design (EEUPD 2026)


Article Number		01005
Number of page(s)		6
Section		Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202672801005
Published online		27 July 2026

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