A SURVEY ON SLOPE FAILURES

Of the disasters caused to the railway structures of JNR, the disaster caused by the failure of slope accounts for 30 percent in the number of occurrence and 35 percent in damage. The countermeasure against the disaster by slope failure occupies an important portion of the disaster prevention plan for the railway structures. As to the maintenance of railway structures, it is also important to know what are the factors influencing the slope failures.

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  JAPANESE NATIONAL RAILWAYS

  TOKYO,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • TAKAHASHI, H
  • Matsunami, T
  • Muranaka, A
• Publication Date: 1963-12

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 31-34
• Serial:
  • Railway Technical Research Institute, Quarterly Reports
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Railway Technical Research Institute/Tetsudo Gijutsu Kenkyujo
  • ISSN: 0033-9008
  • Serial URL: http://www.rtri.or.jp/eng/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Rain; Slope failure; Soil mechanics; Technology
• Geographic Terms: Japan
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00033253
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Quart Rpt
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 8 1994 12:00AM