The Stability of Slopes

ISBN-13: 9780367865122 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 424 str.

Eddie Bromhead

Opis

The new edition of this successful book has been thoroughly revised to take account of recent advances in our understanding of slope stability and instability.

Spis treści

1. An Introduction to Slope instability  2. Natural Slopes  3. Fundamental properties of soil and rocks  4. Measurement of shear strength  5. Principles of stability analysis  6. Techniques used in stability analysis  7. Water pressures in slopes  8. Remedial and corrective measures for slope stabilization  9. Investigation of landslides  10. Failures in earthwors: case histories  11. Failures in natural slopes: case histories  12. Design recommendations for man-made slopes

O autorze

Eddie Bromhead is a former Professor of Geotechnical Engineering at Kingston University.