The Stability of SlopesThe new edition of this successful book has been thoroughly revised to take account of recent advances in our understanding of slope stability and instability. |
Contents
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Natural slopes | 31 |
Fundamental properties of soil and rocks | 67 |
Measurement of shear strength | 88 |
Principles of stability analysis | 109 |
Chapter 6 Techniques used in stability analysis | 142 |
Water pressures in slopes | 185 |
Remedial and corrective measures for slope stabilization | 222 |
Failures in earthworks case histories | 298 |
Failures in natural slopes case histories | 321 |
Design recommendations for manmade slopes | 353 |
Appendices | 369 |
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Aberfan anchor bedding Bishop borehole brittleness Bromhead cause changes charts cliff construction debris deformation depth drainage drains effective stress embankment engineering equation equilibrium erosion example excavation factor of safety Figure fill flow Folkestone Folkestone Warren formation geotechnical ground groundwater grout Herne Bay horizontal Hutchinson Hythe Beds instability interslice forces investigation kmax landslide load London Clay mass movements material measured method modes of failure mudslide natural slopes normal stress parameters particles periglacial permeability piezometers piezometric line pore pore-fluid porewater pressures porewater-pressure problem procedure rear scarp reservoir residual strength result ring shear rotational sample seepage pattern seismic shallow shear strength shear stress shear surface shearing resistance Skempton slice slide slip circle slip surface slope stability solifluction solution specimen stability analysis techniques tension crack tube undrained upstream vertical water pressures zone