STRENGTH OF EMBANKMENT SLOPES UNDER ARTIFICIAL RAINFALL ON THE NEW TOKAIDO LINE

For the purpose of determining the stability to slope failure of the embankment of the new Tokaido line under rainfall, the porewater pressure, i.e., the pressure developed by the water collecting in the voids between soil particles was measured at the test sites around 314,200 km point from Tokyo under artificial rainfall. The tests were carried out in three series. Under artificial rainfall, the pore water pressure was measured at different levels in the slope. The pressure reached a maximum at the slope shoulder, which was found to be caused by the presence of a highly compacted layer underneath. In the last series of test, drain pipes were driven in five rows at different levels of the slope and their effects were checked.

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  JAPANESE NATIONAL RAILWAYS

  TOKYO,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • YASUDA, Y
  • Saito, M
  • Uezawa, H
  • Menjo, S
• Publication Date: 1968-6

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 74-79
• Serial:
  • Railway Technical Research Institute, Quarterly Reports
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Railway Technical Research Institute/Tetsudo Gijutsu Kenkyujo
  • ISSN: 0033-9008
  • Serial URL: http://www.rtri.or.jp/eng/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Drain pipe; Embankments; Pore water pressures; Rain; Safety; Slope failure; Technology
• Geographic Terms: Japan; Sweden
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00033169
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Quart Rpt
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 16 1973 12:00AM