Soil Strength and Slope Stability

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Duncan, J. Michael
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2014.
Colección:New York Academy of Sciences Ser.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1 Introduction
  • Summary
  • Chapter 2 Examples and Causes of Slope Failures
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Examples of Slope Failure
  • 2.2.1 The London Road and Highway 24 Landslides
  • 2.2.2 The Landslide at Tuve, Sweden
  • 2.2.3 The National Highway No. 3 Landslide, Taiwan
  • 2.2.4 Slope Failures in Highway, Dam, and Levee Embankments
  • 2.3 The Olmsted Landslide
  • 2.4 Panama Canal Landslides
  • 2.5 The Rio Mantaro Landslide
  • 2.6 Kettleman Hills Landfill Failure
  • 2.7 Causes of Slope Failure
  • 2.7.1 Decrease in Shear Strength
  • 2.7.2 Increase in Shear Stress
  • 2.8 Summary
  • Chapter 3 Soil Mechanics Principles
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.1.1 Drained and Undrained Conditions
  • 3.2 Total and Effective Stresses
  • 3.3 Drained and Undrained Shear Strengths
  • 3.3.1 Sources of Shear Strength
  • 3.3.2 Drained Strength
  • 3.3.3 Volume Changes During Drained Shear
  • 3.3.4 Pore Pressure Changes During Undrained Shear
  • 3.3.5 Undrained Strength
  • 3.3.6 Strength Envelopes
  • 3.4 Basic Requirements for Slope Stability Analyses
  • 3.4.1 Analyses of Drained Conditions
  • 3.4.2 Analyses of Undrained Conditions
  • 3.4.3 How Long Does Drainage Take?
  • 3.4.4 Short-Term Analyses
  • 3.4.5 Long-Term Analyses
  • 3.4.6 Progressive Failure
  • Chapter 4 Stability Conditions for Analysis
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 End-of-Construction Stability
  • 4.3 Long-Term Stability
  • 4.4 Rapid (Sudden) Drawdown
  • 4.5 Earthquake
  • 4.6 Partial Consolidation and Staged Construction
  • 4.7 Other Loading Conditions
  • 4.7.1 Rapid Flood Loading
  • 4.7.2 Surcharge Loading
  • 4.7.3 Partial Submergence and Intermediate Water Levels
  • 4.8 Analysis Cases for Earth and Rockfill Dams

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