INSTABILITIES WITH LARGE HORIZONTAL DEFORMATIONS

A construction method which accepted instabilities, was proved to be an uneconomical solution because of the large horizontal deformations which occurred in a secondary dam built in the Netherlands in the Oosterschelde estuary. The slip circle analysis had been used in the calculation of the instabilities. It was assumed that in a zone of the subsoil covered by the set of slip circles with little stability, large shear strains or large plastic deformations occurred. It was decided to reconstruct the existing dam with a berm. 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 Failure 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:
  • Jonker, A
  • Termaat, R J
• Conference:
  • From Proceedings of the Symposium on Failure in Earthworks, organized by the Institution of Civil Engineers, held in London, March 6-7, 1985.
• Publication Date: 1985

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 397-399

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Berms; Dams; Deformation; Reconstruction; Road construction; Slip surfaces
• Old TRIS Terms: Slip circle
• ITRD Terms: 6471: Analysis (math); 8525: Conference; 3655: Construction; 5595: Deformation; 3317: Earth dam; 9029: Horizontal; 8078: Netherlands; 5922: Plasticity; 5531: Shear; 5794: Slip surface (soil mech); 5930: Stability
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00465021
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0 7277 0243 2
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1988 12:00AM