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Examination of Earth Slope Failures in Texas

P. A. Stauffer / S. G. Wright

Slope stability problems encountered by the Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation have been identified and examined. Problems have been encountered with cut and natural slopes, embankment foundations, and the embankment slopes themselves. The most frequent problems encountered occur with the embankment side slopes themselves and occur in embankments constructed of soils having liquid limits generally exceeding 50. Slope failures typically occur in such embankments a number of years after construction and involve relatively shallow slides. Effective stress ('drained') shear strength parameters were back-calculated from the observed slides and compared with corresponding laboratory values.

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Examination of Earth Slope Failures in Texas

P. A. Stauffer / S. G. Wright

Slope stability problems encountered by the Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation have been identified and examined. Problems have been encountered with cut and natural slopes, embankment foundations, and the embankment slopes themselves. The most frequent problems encountered occur with the embankment side slopes themselves and occur in embankments constructed of soils having liquid limits generally exceeding 50. Slope failures typically occur in such embankments a number of years after construction and involve relatively shallow slides. Effective stress ('drained') shear strength parameters were back-calculated from the observed slides and compared with corresponding laboratory values.

Examination of Earth Slope Failures in Texas

P. A. Stauffer / S. G. Wright

Slope stability problems encountered by the Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation have been identified and examined. Problems have been encountered with cut and natural slopes, embankment foundations, and the embankment slopes themselves. The most frequent problems encountered occur with the embankment side slopes themselves and occur in embankments constructed of soils having liquid limits generally exceeding 50. Slope failures typically occur in such embankments a number of years after construction and involve relatively shallow slides. Effective stress ('drained') shear strength parameters were back-calculated from the observed slides and compared with corresponding laboratory values.

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Title:

Examination of Earth Slope Failures in Texas

Contributors:

P. A. Stauffer (author) / S. G. Wright (author)

Publication date:

1984

Size:

263 pages

Type of media:

Report

Type of material:

No indication

Language:

English

Keywords:

Highway Engineering , Slopes , Embankments , Stability , Failure , Slope performance , Road profiles

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