PROBLEMS PECULIAR TO DRAINAGE IN HILL ROADS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO LANDSLIDE CONTROL

Landslides on Himalayan Roads are invariably associated with poor drainage conditions. This paper stresses the need for the provision of effective drainage and highlights some of the conditions that adversely affect drainage in hill roads. Examples are given of insufficient maintenance and its consequences. (TRRL)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Seminar on Maintenance and Drainage Aspects of Road Pavements, Bangalore, July 1-4, 1982. Theme 7: Special Drainage Requirements in Rolling, Hilly and Snowfall Areas for Efficient Pavement Performance (Including Case Studies).
• Corporate Authors:

  Indian Roads Congress

  Jamnagar House, Shahjahan Road
  New Delhi,   India  110 011
• Authors:
  • Natarajan, T K
  • Shanmukha, TKK
  • Mascarenhas, O
• Publication Date: 1982

Media Info

• Features: Photos; References;
• Pagination: p. 19-30
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Indian Roads Congress
  • Publisher: Indian Roads Congress

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Control; Drainage; Failure; Landslides; Maintenance; Mountain roads; Mountains; Pipe; Prevention; Runoff; Surface drainage; Underground structures
• Uncontrolled Terms: Subterranean
• Geographic Terms: India
• Old TRIS Terms: Highway drainage
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 2937: Drainage; 5520: Failure; 8045: India; 4029: Landslide; 3847: Maintenance; 2717: Mountain pass; 3361: Pipe; 9149: Prevention; 4329: Run off; 4372: Subterranean
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Geotechnology; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Maintenance and Preservation; Security and Emergencies; I26: Water Run-off - Freeze-thaw;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00379170
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: ANALYTIC
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 30 1983 12:00AM