LANDSLIDE. HOW IT COULD HAPPEN AND HOW TO PREVENT ANOTHER

JORSDKRED. HUR KUNDE DET HAENDA OCH HUR FOERHINDRA ETT NYTT

THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES A LANDSLIDE IN JORDBRO SOUTH OF STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, IN OCT. 1972. THE SLIDE OCCURRED JUST OUTSIDE A BUILDING SITE AND HAD A LENGTH OF 500 METRES AND A WIDTH OF ABOUT 90 METRES. A DETAILED GEOTECHNICAL FIELD INVESTIGATION WAS PERFORMED AFTER THE SLIDE BY THE SWEDISH GEOTECHNICAL INSTITUTE. THE COMPLEXITY OF THE SOILS IN THE AREA, SILT WITH LAYERS OF CLAY, MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE THE DIRECT CAUSE OF THE LANDSLIDE. A HIGH GROUND WATER PRESSURE IN THE SILT COULD HAVE DECREASED THE TENSILE STRENGTH AS THE WATER UPLIFT PRESSURE REDUCED THE LOAD PRESSURE OF OVERLYING SOIL. A DISCUSSION OF THE CAUSES OF THE SLIDE IS INCLUDED TOGETHER WITH RESPONSIBILITY, MEASURES FOR PREVENTING A NEW SLIDE AND COSTS.

• Corporate Authors:

  Byggfoerlaget

  Mariaskolgata 81, Box 17087
  Stockholm 10462 17,   Sweden 
• Authors:
  • Eurenius, E
• Publication Date: 1973

Language

• Swedish

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 17-19
• Serial:
  • Byggnadsindustrin
  • Volume: 43
  • Issue Number: 35

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Clay; Costs; Field studies; Geophysics; Graphic arts; Groundwater; Landslides; Measurement; Pore water pressures; Prevention; Shear strength; Silts; Strength of materials
• Uncontrolled Terms: Causes
• Old TRIS Terms: Field investigations; Geophysical measurements
• ITRD Terms: 4177: Clay; 224: Cost; 4383: Ground water; 4029: Landslide; 5762: Pore water pressure; 9149: Prevention; 5531: Shear; 4149: Silt; 5544: Strength (mater)
• Subject Areas: Finance; Geotechnology; Highways; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00081072
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 8 2003 12:00AM