Soil strength and slope stability

by Duncan, J. M., (James Michael)

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Title Statements

Full title :Soil strength and slope stability / J. Michael Duncan, Stephen G. Wright, Thomas L. Brandon.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2014

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Place of Publication:Hoboken, New Jersey
Language:eng
Publication Date:2014

The Physical Object

Description:xi, 317 pages : : illustrations ; : 29 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781118651650, 1118651650
oclc:ocn989360138
LC Classification:TA710 .D912 2014

Introduction -- Examples and causes of slope failures -- Soil mechanics principles -- Stability conditions for analysis -- Shear strength -- Mechanics of limit equilibrium procedures -- Methods of analyzing slope stability -- Reinforced slopes and embankments -- Analyses for rapid drawdown -- Seismic slope stability -- Analyses of embankments with partial consolidation -- Analyses to back-calculate strengths -- Factors of safety and reliability -- Important details of stability analyses -- Presenting results of stability evaluations -- Slope stabilization and repair -- Appendix A: Slope stability charts -- Appendix B: Curved shear strength envelopes for fully softened shear strengths and their impact on slope stability analyses.