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Soil Strength and Slope Stability

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By: J Michael Duncan and Stephen G Wright
312 pages
Soil Strength and Slope Stability
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  • Soil Strength and Slope Stability ISBN: 9780471691631 Hardback Feb 2005 Out of Print #168813
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About this book

Through clear, concise language and practical examples, Soil Strength and Slope Stability describes state of the art methods for evaluating soil strength, and for analysis, design and stabilization of slopes in soil. The principles of limit equilibrium analysis, and appropriate use of computer programs are emphasized. Methods are described for checking the results of complex analyses, and for presenting results of slope stability analyses clearly. These are illustrated through many examples.

Contents

Preface.Chapter 1. Introduction.Chapter 2. Examples and Causes of Slope Failure.Chapter 3. Soil Mechanics Principles.Chapter 4. Stability Conditions for analyses.Chapter 5. Shear Strengths of Soil and Municipal Solid Waste.Chapter 6. Mechanics of Limit Equilibrium Procedures.Chapter 7. Methods of Analyzing Slope Stability.Chapter 8. Reinforced Slopes and Embankments.Chapter 9. Analyses for Rapid Drawdown.Chapter 10. Seismic Slope Stability.Chapter 11. Analyses of Embankments with Partial Consolidation of Weak Foundations.Chapter 12. Analyses to Back-Calculate Strengths.Chapter 13. Factors of Safety and Reliability.Chapter 14. Important Details of Stability Analyses.Chapter 15. Presenting Results of Stability Evaluations.Chapter 16. Slope Stabilization and Repair.Appendix: Slope Stability Charts.References.Index.

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Biography

J. Michael Duncan is University Distinguished Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director of the Center for Geotechnical Practice and Research (CGPR) at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg. Stephen G. Wright is Brunswick-Abernathy Regents Professor in Soil Dynamics and Geotechnical Engineering in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin.

Out of Print
By: J Michael Duncan and Stephen G Wright
312 pages
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...an outstanding and inclusive work on soil slope stability...this book is a must have"...certainly destined to become a classic in the geotechnical literature." (Geotechnical News, Vol 23 (2) June 2005)

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