DAMS, EMBANKMENTS AND SLOPES

The application of recent developments in unsaturated soil mechanics to the analysis of embankment dam behaviour during construction and operation and to the effect of environmental changes on slope stability is reviewed. These developments have given an improved insight into soil behaviour and have provided valuable new design tools. However it is important to recognise the limitations involved in their application in civil engineering works. (A) For the covering abstract see IRRD 881647.

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• Corporate Authors:

  AA Balkema

  P.O. Box 1675
  Rotterdam,   Netherlands  BR-3000
• Authors:
  • FRY, J-J
  • CHARLES, J A
  • PENMAN, ADM
• Conference:
  • PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON UNSATURATED SOILS/UNSAT '95/PARIS/FRANCE/6-8 SEPTEMBER 1995. VOLUME 3
• Publication Date: 1996

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 1391-419

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Construction; Embankments; Mathematical models; Percent saturation; Pore water pressures; Slope stability; Soil mechanics
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 3655: Construction; 5907: Degree of saturation (mater); 2801: Embankment; 6473: Mathematical model; 5762: Pore water pressure; 5783: Slope stability; 5755: Soil mechanics
• Subject Areas: Construction; Geotechnology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00738241
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 90-5410-583-6
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Jul 30 1997 12:00AM