Geotechnical Slope Analysis

ISBN-13: 9780415469746 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 738 str.

Indrajit Chowdhury

Opis

This reference book gives a complete overview of the developments in slope engineering in the last 30 years. Its multi-disciplinary, critical approach and the chapters devoted to seismic effects and probabilistic approaches and reliability analyses, reflect the distinctive style of the original.

Spis treści

1. Aims and overview – slopes, geology and materials; 2. Basic geotechnical concepts; 3. Performance indicators and basic probability concepts; 4. Limit equilibrium methods I – planar failure surfaces; 5. Limit equilibrium methods II – general slip surfaces and beyond critical equilibrium; 6. Stress-deformation analyses and their role in slope analysis; 7. Natural slope analysis considering initial stresses; 8. Plasticity and shear band analyses – a brief review; 9. Earthquake effects and seismic slope analysis; 10. Probabilistic approaches and reliability analyses; 11. Case studies of urban slope stability; 12. Summing up; References; Subject index; Colour plates