EXCAVATED SLOPES IN FISSURED TILLS

In central Scotland a number of the excavated slopes for roadworks failed although conventional soil testing methods and analytical techniques were employed in their design. The paper describes detailed investigations of both failed and stable slopes which revealed that the till was fissured in a systematic manner and it discusses the techniques developed to identify and allow for the fissures in future designs. For the covering abstract of the symposium see IRRD 286603. (TRRL)

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0727702432
• Supplemental Notes:
  • From Proceedings of the Symposium on Failures in Earthworks, organized by the Institution of Civil Engineers, held in London, March 6-7, 1985.
• Corporate Authors:

  Thomas Telford Limited

  London,   United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • MCGOWN, A
• Conference:
  • From Proceedings of the Symposium on Failures in Earthworks, organized by the Institution of Civil Engineers, held in London, March 6-7, 1985.
• Publication Date: 1985

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 1-13

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cracking; Design; Excavations; Failure; Slope stability; Slopes; Test procedures; Till
• ITRD Terms: 4198: Boulder clay; 8525: Conference; 5211: Cracking; 9011: Design (overall design); 5520: Failure; 5783: Slope stability; 6288: Test method; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Design; Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00465000
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0 7277 0243 2
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1988 12:00AM