THE DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF SOIL NAIL SLOPE STABILIZATION SCHEMES USING 'SNAIL'

This paper describes the design and installation of two soil nail slope stabilization schemes. The first is at Broughton Heath near Chester and the second is adjacent to Underbridge 314 in Gateshead. The design for both schemes was undertaken using the 'Snail' computer program which is used extensively throughout North America. The slope at Chester is 11.5m high, 62 degrees from the vertical and is 'permanent works', whilst the slope at Gateshead is 10.5m, high, 15 degrees from the vertical and is 'temporary works'. Pull-out tests were also carried out at Gateshead where the plate and reinforcement bar movement were independently monitored. Both of these schemes have demonstrated that soil nail designs using 'Snail' can provide quick, simple, economic and aesthetically pleasing methods of stabilizing slopes. (A) For the covering abstract see IRRD 898496.

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  Thomas Telford Limited

  London,   United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • Martin, J
• Publication Date: 1997

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 398-406
• Serial:
  • GROUND IMPROVEMENT GEOSYSTEMS: DENSIFICATION AND REINFORCEMENT. PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GROUND IMPROVEMENT GEOSYSTEMS, LONDON 3-5 JUNE 1997
  • Publisher: Thomas Telford Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer programs; Conferences; Pull out test; Slope stability; Soil nailing; Soil stabilization
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 6259: Pull out test; 5783: Slope stability; 8645: Software; 3357: Soil nailing; 3689: Soil stabilization
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00752904
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-7277-2605-6
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Sep 28 1998 12:00AM