Download or read book Slope Stability Analysis and Groundwater Hydrology in Heterogeneous Glacial Material written by Ronald B. Chase and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Slope Stability Analysis and Ground Water Hydrology in Heterogeneous Glacial Material Elements for Prediction of Bluff Erosion written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed stratigraphic/geotechnical analysis and three-year monitoring of six hydrostratigraphic scenarios among Lake Michigan shoreline bluffs has been conducted using cross-section balancing and limit equilibrium modeling techniques. Bluffs show no major displacements of glacial materials where perched ground water is absent. Bluffs containing perched water are stable if composed of sand, but unstable where sand and clay are interlayered. Shallow, planar slumps occur where the clay is mostly till, but slumping is more deep-seated and frequent where lacustrine silt/clay layers are present. Displacements are largely by simple shear and by fault-propagation folding. Comparative records of displacements, water table levels, atmospheric temperatures, precipitation, and wave heights shows that: (1) displacements are minimal in the summer and early fall, but accelerate in the late fall and remain rapid through early spring; (2) wave erosion is greatest in the late fall and spring, and nil during the winter; and (3) surface freezing and a rise of perched water levels occur together. Bluff degradation is caused largely of wave action in the fall, freezing of the bluff surface which raises pore pressures and reduces effective stress during the winter, and ground-water release during the early spring thaw.
Download or read book Engineering of Glacial Deposits written by Barry G. Clarke and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-07-14 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At some time 30% of the world’s land mass was covered by glaciers leaving substantial deposits of glacial soils under major conurbations in Europe, North and South America, New Zealand, Europe and Russia. For instance, 60% of the UK has been affected, leaving significant glacial deposits under major conurbations where two thirds of the population live. Glacial soils are composite soils with significant variations in composition and properties and are recognised as challenging soils to deal with. Understanding the environment in which they were formed and how this affects their behaviour are critical because they do not always conform to classic theories of soil mechanics. This book is aimed at designers and contractors working in the construction and extractive industries to help them mitigate construction hazards on, with or in glacial deposits. These soils increase risks to critical infrastructure which, in the UK includes the majority of the road and rail network, coastal defences such as the fastest eroding coastline in Europe and most of the water supply reservoirs. It brings together many years of experience of research into the behaviour of glacial deposits drawing upon published and unpublished case studies from industry. It draws on recent developments in understanding of the geological processes and the impact they have upon the engineering properties, construction processes and performance of geotechnical structures. Unlike other books on glaciation it brings together all the relevant disciplines in earth sciences and engineering to make it directly relevant to the construction industry.
Download or read book Rainfall Induced Soil Slope Failure written by Lulu Zhang and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-09-03 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rainfall-induced landslides are common around the world. With global climate change, their frequency is increasing and the consequences are becoming greater. Previous studies assess them mostly from the perspective of a single discipline—correlating landslides with rainstorms, geomorphology and hydrology in order to establish a threshold prediction value for rainfall-induced landslides; analyzing the slope’s stability using a geomechanical approach; or assessing the risk from field records. Rainfall Induced Soil Slope Failure: Stability Analysis and Probabilistic Assessment integrates probabilistic approaches with the geotechnical modeling of slope failures under rainfall conditions with unsaturated soil. It covers theoretical models of rainfall infiltration and stability analysis, reliability analysis based on coupled hydro-mechanical modelling, stability of slopes with cracks, gravels and spatial heterogenous soils, and probabilistic model calibration based on measurement. It focuses on the uncertainties involved with rainfall-induced landslides and presents state-of-the art techniques and methods which characterize the uncertainties and quantify the probabilities and risk of rainfall-induced landslide hazards. Additionally, the authors cover: The failure mechanisms of rainfall-induced slope failure Commonly used infiltration and stability methods The infiltration and stability of natural soil slopes with cracks and colluvium materials Stability evaluation methods based on probabilistic approaches The effect of spatial variability on unsaturated soil slopes and more
Download or read book Guidelines for Evaluating Water in Pit Slope Stability written by Geoff Beale and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2013-12-17 with total page 615 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guidelines for Evaluating Water in Pit Slope Stability is a comprehensive account of the hydrogeological procedures that should be followed when performing open pit slope stability design studies. Created as an outcome of the Large Open Pit (LOP) project, an international research and technology transfer project on the stability of rock slopes in open pit mines, this book expands on the hydrogeological model chapter in the LOP project's previous book Guidelines for Open Pit Slope Design (Read & Stacey, 2009; CSIRO PUBLISHING). The book comprises six sections which outline the latest technology and best practice procedures for hydrogeological investigations. The sections cover: the framework used to assess the effect of water in slope stability; how water pressures are measured and tested in the field; how a conceptual hydrogeological model is prepared; how water pressures are modelled numerically; how slope depressurisation systems are implemented; and how the performance of a slope depressurisation program is monitored and reconciled with the design. Guidelines for Evaluating Water in Pit Slope Stability offers slope design practitioners a road map that will help them decide how to investigate and treat water pressures in pit slopes. It provides guidance and essential information for mining and civil engineers, geotechnical engineers, engineering geologists and hydrogeologists involved in the investigation, design and construction of stable rock slopes.
Download or read book Hillslope Hydrology and Stability written by Ning Lu and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-01-17 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Landslides are caused by a failure of the mechanical balance within hillslopes. This balance is governed by two coupled physical processes: hydrological or subsurface flow and stress. The stabilizing strength of hillslope materials depends on effective stress, which is diminished by rainfall. This book presents a cutting-edge quantitative approach to understanding hydro-mechanical processes across variably saturated hillslope environments and to the study and prediction of rainfall-induced landslides. Topics covered include historic synthesis of hillslope geomorphology and hydrology, total and effective stress distributions, critical reviews of shear strength of hillslope materials and different bases for stability analysis. Exercises and homework problems are provided for students to engage with the theory in practice. This is an invaluable resource for graduate students and researchers in hydrology, geomorphology, engineering geology, geotechnical engineering and geomechanics and for professionals in the fields of civil and environmental engineering and natural hazard analysis.
Download or read book The Stability of Slopes written by Eddie Bromhead and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1992-06-18 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new edition of this successful book has been thoroughly revised to take account of recent advances in our understanding of slope stability and instability.
Download or read book Slope Stability Engineering written by Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain) and published by Thomas Telford. This book was released on 1991-04-15 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume draws on the experience and extensive research of an international authorship to bring together details on slope stability, causes of landslides, landslide prevention, new techniques for assessing and predicting stability, new methods for stabilising slopes and the special considerations for coastal situations.
Download or read book Slope Stability Analysis and Stabilization written by Y. M. Cheng and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-05-22 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes Recommendations for Analysis, Design Practice, Design Charts, Tables, and MoreUsing a unified approach to address a medley of engineering and construction problems, Slope Stability Analysis and Stabilization: New Methods and Insight, Second Edition provides helpful practical advice and design resources for the practicing engineer. This tex
Download or read book Slope Stability and Stabilization Methods written by Lee W. Abramson and published by Wiley-Interscience. This book was released on 1996 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text includes an introduction to the concepts used in slope stability studies, a discussion of the geologic features that usually give slopes their personality, groundwater and seepage issues that frequently cause slope stability problems, and slope s
Download or read book Clay and Shale Slope Instability written by William C. Haneberg and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 1995 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten papers address both empirical and analytical aspects of clay and shale slope instability. Among the topics discussed in detail are: limit equilibrium stability analysis, shear strength of clay and clayey colluvium, use of triaxial test data to evaluate viscoplastic slope movements, numerical modeling of pore pressure distribution in heterogeneous soils, rational analysis of rainfall and landslide movement patterns, the effects of hydrothermal alteration on slope stability, mudrock durability and stability considerations, and regional clay and shale slope stability problems in Italy.
Download or read book Slope Analysis written by R Chowdury and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Slope Analysis summarizes the fundamental principles of slope analysis. It explores not only the similarities but also the differences in rock slopes and soil slopes, and it presents alternative methods of analysis, new concepts, and new approaches to analysis. The book introduces both natural and man-made slopes, the nature of soils and rocks, geomorphology, geology, and the aims of slope analysis. These topics are followed by chapters about stress and strain, shear strength of rock and soils, and progressive failure of slopes. This book also presents limit equilibrium methods I and II, which are the planar failure surfaces and slip surfaces of arbitrary shape, respectively. It also includes stress analysis and slope stability, natural slope analysis, and a brief review on plasticity and shear band analysis. Before presenting its conclusions, the book discusses special aspects of slope analysis, such as earthquake analysis, pseudo-static analysis, dynamic analysis, and anisotropy, in addition to Newmark’s approach.
Download or read book Slope Stability written by M. G. Anderson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1987 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Slope Stability integrates and develops new and existing themes in both geotechnical engineering and geomorphology relating to the title subject. To appreciate the problems involved in the safety determination of a given slope, an engineer should understand the existence of Quaternary slope development and fossil mass movement activity. Geomorphologists must also appreciate the range of parameters capable of incorporation into engineering stability analyses when applying these to regional problems of slope development.
Download or read book The Stability of Slopes written by E. N. Bromhead and published by Blackie Academic and Professional. This book was released on 1992 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Slope Stability and Groundwater Hydrology Research for Pitwall Design at Equity Silver Mines Ltd Houston British Columbia written by Antonin Sperling and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Earth Science for Civil and Environmental Engineers written by Richard E. Jackson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-01-24 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces the fundamental principles of applied Earth science needed for engineering practice, with case studies, exercises, and online solutions.
Download or read book Hillslope Hydrology written by M. J. Kirkby and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1978 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete guide to the behavior of water on graded land Hillslope Hydrology provides a comprehensive introduction to the behavior of water on a slope. Describing the fates of precipitation, the mechanics of runoff, and the calculations involved in assessment, this book clarifies the complex interplay of soils, sediment, subsurface flow, overland flow, saturation, erosion, and more. An ideal resource for graduate students of Earth science, environmental science, civil engineering, architecture, landscape management, and related fields, this informative guide provides the essential information needed to work effectively with graded land or predict outcomes of precipitation.
