Forensic Study of a Highway Reinforced Soil Slope Failure

As the uses of geosynthetic reinforced structures continue to increase, the possibility of their failure also continues to grow. In recent years, more failures of geosynthetic reinforced slopes initiated by intense rainfall have been reported. These incidents were likely the effect of water being absorbed by the unsaturated fill and thereby reducing its strength. This paper reports the results of a forensic study and proposes a practical approach to evaluate the probable errors in analysis that are responsible for such failures. The results of this study are consistent with those observed in the field. The rational procedures found in this research offer a logical and practical way to examine the stability of reinforced slopes upon wetting.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

  1801 Alexander Bell Drive
  Reston, VA  United States  20191-4400
• Authors:
  • Wu, Jason Y
  • Tang, Amy H
• Conference:
  • GeoHunan International Conference: Challenges and Recent Advances in Pavement Technologies and Transportation Geotechnics
  • Location: Changsha Hunan, China
  • Date: 2009-8-3 to 2009-8-6
• Publication Date: 2009

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 81-86
• Monograph Title: Road Pavement Material Characterization and Rehabilitation: Selected Papers From the 2009 GeoHunan International Conference

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Forensic science; Geosynthetics; Mechanically stabilized earth; Slope failure; Slope stability
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; I42: Soil Mechanics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01139907
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780784410431
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 18 2009 7:08AM