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Showing 1 to 20 of 37 for “"slope failure"”.
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Slope Failure Remediation Design
… design project analyzes and remediates a slope failure that occurred in Bismarck, North Dakota. The failure emerged along River Road on the Eastern bank of the Missouri River less than a half mile north of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Bridge. The failure took place the week of …
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Soil Slope Failure Investigation Management Systems
Highway slopes are exposed to environmental and climatic conditions, such as deforestation, cycles of freezing and thawing weather, heavy storms etc. Over time these climatic conditions can influence slope stability in combination with other factors such as geological formations, slope angle and …
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Triggering Mechanisms and Stabilization of a Massive Pit Slope Failure
The 2013 Bingham Canyon slope failure was probably the largest non-volcanic landslide in NorthAmerican history. Because it took place in an active mine with substantial monitoring systemsalready in place, its geological setting and progress to failure are better understood than mostlandslides. The …
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Combined finite-discrete element modelling of key instabilities which characterise deep-seated landslides from massive rock slope failure
The expression “landslide from massive rock slope failure” (MRSF) is used to indicate large-scale landslides characterised by a variety of complex initial failure processes and unpredictable postfailure behaviour. In this context, deep-seated landslides are classified as “landslides from massive …
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Pre-Historic Landslides on the Southeast Flank of the Uinta Mountains, Utah: Character and Causes of Slope Failure
… the deposits are an accumulation of successive slope failures that have continually eroded the landscape over time. Many landslides in the area appear to be inactive and dormant but slopes may continue to fail particularly if landslides are disturbed. A Geographic Information System (GIS) was …
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Utilization of the Distributed-Hydrology-Soil-Vegetation-Model (DHSVM) To Quantify Streamflow Changes and Slope Failure Probability Following the Snow-Talon Fire Near Lincoln Montana, USA
… was used to identify regions of higher soil failure probability and estimates of pre and post-disturbance stream flows. Because DHSVM is a physically-based distributed parameter model it allowed for the use of high resolution data that more accurately represented landscape parameters such as …
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Utilization of the Distributed-Hydrology-Soil-Vegetation-Model (DHSVM) To Quantify Streamflow Changes and Slope Failure Probability Following the Snow-Talon Fire Near Lincoln Montana, USA
… was used to identify regions of higher soil failure probability and estimates of pre and post-disturbance stream flows. Because DHSVM is a physically-based distributed parameter model it allowed for the use of high resolution data that more accurately represented landscape parameters such as …
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Role of Vegetation and Environmental Characteristics on Slope Stability in Northwest Arkansas
<p>Slope failure continues to pose risks to society because knowledge of environmental factors and their interactions are unclear and possibly misunderstood. This misunderstanding leads to generalizations about slope failure susceptibility mapping, despite knowing that slope failures are likely the …
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The probabilistic assessment of small homogeneous UK earthfill dams affected by climate change; Precipitation
… a situation that can lead to the threat of dam failure when extreme climate conditions develop. Therefore, merely carrying out a deterministic assessment for such structures is insufficient and more sophisticated models, which reflect uncertain conditions of the dam site are required. This …
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Seismic stratigraphy and tectonic evolution of a transform continental margin, offshore Sierra Leone
… at high angles to the ensuing passive margin slope strike. Post-transform sequences (Late Cretaceous to Present) are dominated by major phases of slope failure and the development of extensive lowstand submarine fan systems. Some models of slope failure and synchronous development of submarine …
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Landslide susceptibility mapping through enhanced dynamic slope stability analysis using earth observing satellite measurements
… in mountainous regions. For most types of slope failure, soil moisture plays a critical role because increased pore water pressure reduces the soil strength and increases stress. The combined effect of soil moisture in unsaturated soil layers and pore water pressure in saturated soil layers …
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Structure, Stratigraphy and Hydrocarbon Potential of the Colombian Caribbean Margin and Tsunamigenic Hazards in the Western Caribbean and the South China Sea
… source derived from the over-steepened upper slopes of the present-day Magdalena Fan. The modeling indicates an analogous slope failure would result in a significant tsunami, impacting population centers throughout the western Caribbean. In Chapter 3, I apply the same methods as Chapter 2 to …
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Slope stability analysis and landslide susceptibility assessment on the SE foot slopes of Mt Cameroon
… in other areas affected by similar small-scale failures. Field observations, geotechnical and mineralogical characterisation suggests that slope failure within the study area is enhanced by human intervention through anarchical construction and slope undercutting whereas natural slope failure is …
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SEISMIC ANALYSES OF SLOPE STABILITY AND LIMITING EARTH PRESSURES ACTING ON RETAINING STRUCTURES
… to investigate the seismic stability of a soil slope and assess seismic limiting earth pressures acting on retaining structures. Such an analysis enables one to account for varying soil properties and complicated earthquake inputs, since it combines the advantages of discretization technique and …
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Design parameters and management strategies of soil and rock slopes: Nchanga open pit-Konkola copper mines plc
Rock slope stability is a very important research area for many geo-engineers concerned with civil or mining works. Slope stability of pits, roads, tailings dams and other embankments is very cardinal as it directly impacts on the working or utilisation of these facilities. The Nchanga Open Pit has …
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Design parameters and management strategies of soil and rock slopes: Nchanga open pit-Konkola copper mines plc
Rock slope stability is a very important research area for many geo-engineers concerned with civil or mining works. Slope stability of pits, roads, tailings dams and other embankments is very cardinal as it directly impacts on the working or utilisation of these facilities. The Nchanga Open Pit has …
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Improved quarry design using deterministic and probabilistic techniques
… quarries were mapped to determine specific slope failure mechanisms for the various geological and structural conditions. Wedge failure and plane failure were determined to be the most influential mechanisms. Algorithms for analyzing these mechanisms were incorporated into the software …
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Rating Rockfall Hazard in Tennessee
Rockfall from rock slopes adjacent to roadways is a major hazard and poses a problem for transportation agencies across the country. The state of Tennessee has implemented the Tennessee Rockfall Management System (RMS) as a means of reducing the liabilities associated with rockfall hazard. It …
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