A Short Course In Soil And Rock Slope Engineering
by N. E. Simons /
2001 / English / PDF
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Cover Contents Part 1: Soil Slopes 1 Effective stress, strength and stability Effective stress Strength The applicability of shear test data to field stability problems Factors affecting the evaluation of field stability Summary 2 Short term stability, undrained strength of clays Short term stability Undrained strength of clays Case records (Bishop and Bjerrum, 1960) Summary of main points 3 Long term stability, drained strength of clays Long term stability Drained strength of clays Summary of main points 4 Classic methods of slope stability analysis Overview Simple cases Slip circle analysis: = 0 method Effective stress slip circle analysis: Bishop (1955) Circular analyses compared Slip circle analysis: Morgenstern and Price (1965) Hoek and Bray design charts Partially submerged slopes Non-circular slip analysis Computer programs 5 Classic case records of slope failures Overview Short term stability of cuttings Long term stability of clay slopes Lessons learned from case records of slope failures 6 Stabilizing and investigating landslips Remedial measures for stabilizing landslips Investigating landslips Part 2: Rock Slopes 7 Discontinuities in rock: description and presentation for stability analysis Description of rock discontinuities Methods for collecting discontinuitty data Presentation of discontinuity data for stability analysis: the stereonet 8 Types of rock slope failures: kinematic feasibility Modes of failure 9 Shear strength of discontinuities in rock Overview Influence of surface roughness Scale effects Influence of infilling Influence of surface texture and mineral coating on discontinuities Influence of water pressure in discontinuities Cohesion Methods for measuring the shear strength parameters for rock discontinuities 10 Analysis of rock slopes Limit equilibrium analysis Plane failure Wedge failure Hoek and Bray Simplified Method Hoek and Bray Improved Method Hoek and Bray Short Method Hoek and Bray Comprehensive Method Circular failure Toppling failure Rockfalls 11 Stabilization, maintenance and protection of rock slopes Overview Construction Stabilization Protection of slope Protection of property and people Maintenance Recommended list of units, unit abbreviations, quantity symbols and conversion factors for use in soil and rock mechanics Appendix 1 Bishop and Morgenstern's stability coefficients Appendix 2 Hoek and Bray's stability coefficients Appendix 3 Data for worked example References and Bibliography Index Last Page
