ROCK SLOPES--PART 4 OF THE SPECIAL BULLETIN ON SLOPE STABILITY; 2-CUTTINGS AND EMBANKMENTS

LES TALUS ROCHEUX

Disorders can occur in rock slopes on a large scale, and they are generally difficult to cure. The failure of rock masses is always related to the presence of discontinuities. The analysis of the stability of a rock mass is based on: (1) a structural study, the object of which is to show the discontinuities and the different types of potential failure; (2) the determination of the mechanical characteristics of discontinuity surfaces; (3) the definition of the most severe hydrodynamic conditions. There are two important types of failure: rock falls and landslides. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chausees (LCPC)

  Boulevard Lefebvre 58
  Paris Cedex 15,   France  F-75732
• Authors:
  • Panet, M
  • Rotheval, J P
• Publication Date: 1976-12

Language

• French

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 171-186
• Serial:
  • Bulletin de Liaison des Lab des Ponts et Chaussees
  • Publisher: Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chausees (LCPC)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Discrete systems; Failure; Flow; General surface features of the earth; Geomorphology; Hydraulic fluids; Hydraulics; Hydrodynamics; Landslides; Mechanics; Properties of materials; Rock mechanics; Rockfalls; Rocks; Slope stability; Water
• Uncontrolled Terms: Discontinuity; Discontinuous
• ITRD Terms: 9001: Behaviour; 9015: Discontinuous; 5430: Flow (fluid); 5431: Hydraulics (fluid); 4029: Landslide; 5455: Mechanics; 5925: Properties; 4154: Rock; 5783: Slope stability; 4076: Structure (geomorphol); 4355: Water
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Materials; I43: Rock Mechanics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00173347
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Analytic
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1978 12:00AM