A stable future

This article reports slope stabilisation trials in northern Laos, south-east Asia. Routes 13 North and 7 have suffered from landslides where steep slopes are underlain by jointed and weathered phyllite. The current project is to develop a series of trials aimed at using low cost, local resource solutions to remedy a range of slope instability problems, from actual landslides to gradual displacements of the road formation. Thirteen sites were chosen, three of which will be stabilised by bio-engineering techniques of grass, shrub and tree planting, with low cost engineering structures. The remaining ten are the subject of geotechnical assessment: a borehole and trial pitting investigation was combined with topographical survey and geological mapping. A second phase of work will combine drainage, earthworks and retention structures.

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• Authors:
  • Hearn, G
• Publication Date: 2007-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p22
• Serial:
  • GROUND ENGINEERING
  • Volume: 40
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: EMAP CONSTRUCT LIMITED
  • ISSN: 0017-4653

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Landslides; Slope stability; Soil stabilization; Vegetation
• Geographic Terms: Laos
• ITRD Terms: 224: Cost; 4029: Landslide; 8057: Laos; 5783: Slope stability; 3689: Soil stabilization; 2488: Vegetation
• Subject Areas: Finance; Geotechnology; I42: Soil Mechanics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01079667
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Oct 22 2007 10:27AM