SOME ASPECTS OF NATURAL SLOPE STABILITY IN SILT DEPOSITS NEAR KAMLOOPS, BRITISH COLUMBIA

Stability problems, viz. landslides and piping related processes, are examined in the silt deposits of the South Thompson Valley, near Kamloops, B.C. The deposits exist in a comparatively dry state in a semi-arid climate and consist of two main materials: lacustrine silt and colluvium derived from it. Piping and related processes are examined, i.e. piping, collapse and caving. Engineering implications for the siting of buildings and related facilities are discussed.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the 29th Canadian Geotechnical Conference, Session IV, October 13-16, 1976, in Vancouver, British Columbia.
• Corporate Authors:

  Canadian Geotechnical Society

  2050 Mansfield
  Montreal, PQ  Canada 
• Authors:
  • EVANS, S G
  • Buchanan, R G
• Conference:
  • Presented at the 29th Canadian Geotechnical Conference, Session IV, October 13-16, 1976, in Vancouver, British Columbia.
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 1-32

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Landslides; Silts; Slope stability; Slopes; Soil mechanics; Soil stabilization
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00156898
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: Conf Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 4 1977 12:00AM