Download or read book Study of Clay Shale Slopes Along the Panama Canal written by R. J. Lutton and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Study of Clay Shale Slopes Along the Panama Canal Report 1 East Culebra and West Culebra Slides and the Model Slope written by and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed study of the East Culebra and West Culebra slides and the Model Slope was performed as the first phase of a comprehensive study of slope failures in clay shale and of factors contributing to failure of slopes along the Gaillard Cut section of the Panama Canal. The study includes a review of historical records, geologic, field and laboratory investigations, and stability analyses. Slope indicator data proved useful in defining present depths of sliding. Piezometric levels were generally below the water level in the canal, indicating that pore pressures have not yet reached equilibrium and that a continued decrease in strength of the clay shale may occur. Stability analyses for initial slope failures at the East Culebra and West Culebra slides indicate field shear strength of 0' = 19 deg and c' nearly equal to 0 at the time of initial failure. Extrapolation of these strength parameters and of 1947 strength criteria indicates that 1947 strengths are significantly conservative for slopes on the order of 600 ft but not for slopes about 300 ft and lower. (Author).
Download or read book Study of Clay Shale Slopes Along the Panama Canal written by Don C. Banks and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report was previously submitted (April 1978) by the author to the University of Illinois in partial fulfillment or requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering. The reported work was conducted as an adjunct study to a long-term and broad effort entitled 'Study of Clay Shale Slopes Along the Panama Canal' conducted by personnel of the U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station under the author's supervision. The work consists of a documentation of a case history in which the occurrence and nature of initial failures or 'breaks' were described and pin-pointed with respect to time, location, and extent; the geological setting and groundwater conditions were described; physical tests, with emphasis on laboratory determination of strength parameters, were conducted; and back analyses were conducted along nine cross sections constructed through six initial breaks to compare the required field strength parameters with parameters determined in laboratory tests. Important results and conclusions from this Supplemental Report as well as Reports 1, 2, and 3 of the series will be presented in Report 4, which summarizes the overall study.
Download or read book Study of the Clay Shale Slopes Along the Panama Canal written by R. J. Lutton and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Study of Clay Shale Slopes Along the Panama Canal written by Don Charles Banks and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prepared for Office, Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C. and the Panama Canal Company
Download or read book Bibliography of Scientific and Industrial Reports written by and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 922 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report of Eighth Interagency Conference on Coordination of Research Activities written by and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Committee on Tidal Hydraulics Report written by and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Engineering Sites written by and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 862 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developments in Geotechnical Engineering, Vol. 14B: Rockslides and Avalanches, 2: Engineering Sites focuses on initiatives to offer a foundation for studies of mass movement phenomena in the Western Hemisphere. The selection first takes a look at the contributions of Josef Stini to engineering, geology, and slope movement investigations, the concept of Karl Terzhagi on rockslides, and the contributions of Laurits Bjerrum to the mechanics of rockslides. Concerns cover stability of hard rock slopes, influence of geological details, relation between slide process and remedial treatment, water pressure in pores and fractures, slope creep, rockslides, and avalanches, and early warning of an impending slide. The publication then examines rock slope movements with hydroelectric power projects in Mexico, Bighorn Reservoir slides in Montana, U.S.A., rock avalanche and wave at Chungar, Peru, and wedge rockslides in Libby Dam and Lake Koocanusa in Montana. The text examines Hogarth Pit slope failure in Ontario, Canada, pit slope performance in shale in Wyoming U.S.A., Twin Buttes pit slope failure in Arizona, U.S.A., and the Prime Mine slope failure in Arizona, U.S.A. Discussions focus on stability analyses, description of slope failures, cause of failure, remedial actions, geotechnical properties of tertiary shales, and subsequent slope performance. The selection is a valuable source of data for researchers interested in rockslides and avalanches.
Download or read book Engineering Feasibility Studies Atlantic Pacific Interoceanic Canal written by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Jacksonville District and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Technical Memodrandum written by Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bibliography on Tidal Hydraulics written by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Committee on Tidal Hydraulics and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Engineering Properties of Clay Shales written by Frank C. Townsend and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report compares various laboratory procedures and equipment used for determining the residual strength of clay shales. The effects of testing apparatus, specimen type, normal load, and rate of displacement on the residual strength of various clay shales were evaluated by relations between residual strength and Atterberg limits, grain size, and mineralogy were examined. (Modified author abstract).
Download or read book Seepage Drainage and Flow Nets written by Harry R. Cedergren and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1997-01-25 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive practical guide to understanding and solving seepageand drainage problems Now in its third edition, this unique resource offers simplemethods for analyzing and designing seepage and groundwater controlsystems for all major types of civil engineering works. Completewith solid coverage of seepage principles and flow netconstruction, this book is an invaluable aid to engineeringprofessionals and students in mastering this vital subject. Seepage, Drainage, and Flow Nets, Third Edition, features: * Clear explanations of Darcy's law, permeability, and other coreconcepts * Seepage analyses and drainage designs for earth dams, levees,foundations, earth slopes, roads, airfields, streets, parking lots,and more * Information on contemporary topics, including "wick" drains,"fin" drains, and the protection of groundwaters from contamination * An assessment of computer solutions to seepage and drainageproblems * Over 100 examples of flow nets, ranging from the simple to thecomplex --accompanied by step-by-step instructions * Useful chapter references to facilitate further study.
Download or read book Report No FRA ORD D written by United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Demonstrations and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Principles of Engineering Geology written by P.B. Attewell and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 1075 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Engineering geology' is one of those terms that invite definition. The American Geological Institute, for example, has expanded the term to mean 'the application of the geological sciences to engineering practice for the purpose of assuring that the geological factors affecting the location, design, construction, operation and mainten ance of engineering works are recognized and adequately provided for'. It has also been defined by W. R. Judd in the McGraw-Hill Encyclopaedia of Science and Technology as 'the application of education and experience in geology and other geosciences to solve geological problems posed by civil engineering structures'. Judd goes on to specify those branches of the geological or geo-sciences as surface (or surficial) geology, structural/fabric geology, geohydro logy, geophysics, soil and rock mechanics. Soil mechanics is firmly included as a geological science in spite of the perhaps rather unfortunate trends over the years (now happily being reversed) towards purely mechanistic analyses which may well provide acceptable solutions for only the simplest geology. Many subjects evolve through their subject areas from an interdisciplinary background and it is just such instances that pose the greatest difficulties of definition. Since the form of educational development experienced by the practitioners of the subject ulti mately bears quite strongly upon the corporate concept of the term 'engineering geology', it is useful briefly to consider that educational background.
Download or read book Influence of Testing Conditions on Creep Behavior of Clay written by Edgar Febres-Cordero and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
