PROGRESS IN ROCK SLOPE STABILITY RESEARCH
SCIENTIFIC METHODS ARE BEING DEVELOPED AND EVALUATED TO MEASURE QUANTITATIVELY THE EFFECT OF ROCK STRUCTURE, STRESS, STRENGTH, AND GROUND WATER ON SLOPE STABILITY. STRESSES ARE BEING DETERMINED FROM STRAIN OR STRESS-RELIEF MEASUREMENTS MADE WITH A BOREHOLE DEFORMATION GAGE DEVELOPED BY THE U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OR FROM PIEZOMETER MEASUREMENTS. THE STRENGTH ANALYSES ARE BASED ON METICULOUS STUDY OF ROCK STRUCTURE AND STRENGTH, AND THE EFFECT OF ROCK STRUCTURE AND MOISTURE ON THE STRENGTH OF A SLOPE. SUPERFICIAL STUDY OF STRUCTURE IS BEING SUPPLEMENTED BY OBSERVATIONS INSIDE BOREHOLES WITH CAMERAS. THE SLOPE STRENGTH IS BEING INVESTIGATED BY LABORATORY TESTING OF DRILL CORES FROM THE STUDY AREA OF THE KIMBLEY PIT OF THE KENNECOTT COPPER CORP IN RUTH, NEVADA. THESE TESTS ARE TO INVESTIGATE THE STRENGTH OF THE ROCK FORMATIONS, THE FRICTIONAL RESISTANCE ALONG FRACTURES OR FRACTURED ZONES IN THE ROCK, AND THE EFFECT OF MOISTURE ON STRENGTH. THE RESEARCH WAS CONDUCTED TO DETECT INSTABILITY BEFORE FAILURE DEVELOPS, AND TO PREDETERMINE PRECISE, SAFE-MAXIMUM SLOPE ANGLES WITH KNOWN SAFETY FACTORS.
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Authors:
- Rausch, D O
- Soderberg, A
- Hubbard, S J
- Publication Date: 1963
Media Info
- Monograph Title: Stability of rock slopes - 5 reports
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Serial:
- Highway Research Record
- Issue Number: 17
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Angularity; Boreholes; Deformation; Development; Forecasting; Groundwater; Measurement; Measuring instruments; Methodology; Moisture content; Piezometers; Quantitative analysis; Rock mechanics; Rocks; Safety factors; Scientific method; Slope stability; Slopes; Stability (Mechanics); Strain measurement; Strength of materials; Stress relieving; Stresses; Structural analysis; Structures
- Uncontrolled Terms: Angles
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Geotechnology; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00233641
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Dec 12 1994 12:00AM