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Part of the "Short Course" series, this book combines both soil and rock slope engineering - in effect, two short courses. It focuses on the essentials, explaining simple methods of stability analysis and applying them to a wide range of practical applications.

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Effective stress, strength and stability Short term stability, undrained strength of clays Long term stability, drained strength of clays Classic methods of slope stability analysis Classic case records of slope failures Stabilizing and investigating landslips Discontinuities in rock: description and presentation for stablility analysis Types of rock slope failures: kinematic feasibility Shear strength of discontinuities in rock Analysis of rock slopes Stabilization, maintenance and protection of rock slopes

A Short Course in Soil and Rock Slope Engineering

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      Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 28/09/2001
      ISBN13: 9780727728715, 978-0727728715
      ISBN10: 0727728717

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Part of the "Short Course" series, this book combines both soil and rock slope engineering - in effect, two short courses. It focuses on the essentials, explaining simple methods of stability analysis and applying them to a wide range of practical applications.

      Table of Contents
      Effective stress, strength and stability Short term stability, undrained strength of clays Long term stability, drained strength of clays Classic methods of slope stability analysis Classic case records of slope failures Stabilizing and investigating landslips Discontinuities in rock: description and presentation for stablility analysis Types of rock slope failures: kinematic feasibility Shear strength of discontinuities in rock Analysis of rock slopes Stabilization, maintenance and protection of rock slopes

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