WEDGE ANALYSIS OF EMBANKMENT INSTABILITY DURING CONSTRUCTION OF THE M25 MOTORWAY

This technical note considers the mode of failure of embankments associated with overconsolidated clay soils. A simple stability analysis is used to demonstrate that wedge failure can be more critical than circular failure. For the covering abstract of hte symposium see IRRD 286603. (Author/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:
  • GREENWOOD, J R
• 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;
• Pagination: p. 403-405

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Clay soils; Embankments; Failure; Overconsolidation; Road construction; Slope stability; Stability (Mechanics); Stability analysis; Wedges
• Old TRIS Terms: Circular failure; Wedge failure
• ITRD Terms: 4177: Clay; 8525: Conference; 5791: Consolidation (soil); 2801: Embankment; 5520: Failure; 2755: Highway; 2752: Motorway; 3665: Road construction; 5504: Safety coefficient; 9073: Shape; 5783: Slope stability; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Construction; Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00465022
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0 7277 0243 2
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1988 12:00AM