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Title:
LANDSLIDES: INVESTIGATION AND MITIGATION. CHAPTER 13 - SOIL SLOPE STABILITY ANALYSIS
Accession Number:
00722502
Abstract:
Analyses of slopes can be divided into two categories: those used to evaluate the stability of slopes and those used to estimate slope movement. Stability of slopes is usually analyzed by methods of limit equilibrium, while movements of slopes are usually analyzed by the finite-element method. The focus of this chapter is on soil slopes and mechanisms involving shear failure within the soil mass. The methods described are applicable to landslides in weak rocks, where the location of the rupture surface is not controlled by existing discontinuities within the mass. Both limit equilibrium and finite-element analyses are described. Methods that are useful for practical purposes are emphasized, and their uses are illustrated by examples.
Supplemental Notes:
Special Report 247 is also available in hardcover (ISBN 0-309-06151-2). Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
Monograph Accession #:
00722489
Editors:
Turner, A K
Schuster, L R
Media Type:
Digital/other
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Subject Areas:
Geotechnology; Highways; I42: Soil Mechanics; I43: Rock Mechanics
Created Date:
Jun 6 1996 12:00AM
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