Geotechnical Slope Analysis
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- English
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Geotechnical Slope Analysis
About this book
Freshly updated and extended version of Slope Analysis (Chowdhury, Elsevier, 1978). 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. Subjects discussed are: the understanding of slope performance, mechanisms of instability, requirements for modeling and analysis, and new techniques for observation and modeling. Special attention is paid to the relation with the increasing frequency and consequences of natural and man-made hazards. Strategies and methods for assessing landslide susceptibility, hazard and risk are also explored. Moreover, the relevance of geotechnical analysis of slopes in the context of climate change scenarios is discussed. All theory is supported by numerous examples.
''...A wonderful book on Slope Stability....recommended as a refernence book to those who are associated with thegeotechnical engineering profession (undergraduates, post graduates andconsulting engineers)...'' Prof. Devendra Narain Singh, Indian Inst. of Technology, Mumbai, India
''I have yet to see a book that excels the range and depth of Geotechnical Slope Analysis... I have failed to find a topic which is not covered and that makes the book almost a single window outlet for the whole range of readership from students to experts and from theoreticians to practicing engineers...'' Prof. R.K. Bhandari, New Delhi, India
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Halftitle Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- About the Author
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Preface to the first edition
- Chapter 1 Aims and overview - slopes, geology and materials
- Chapter 2 Basic geotechnical concepts
- Chapter 3 Performance indicators and basic probability concepts
- Chapter 4 Limit equilibrium methods I - planar failure surfaces
- Chapter 5 Limit equilibrium methods II - general slip surfaces and beyond critical equilibrium
- Chapter 6 Stress-deformation analyses and their role in slope analysis
- Chapter 7 Natural slope analysis considering initial stresses
- Chapter 8 Plasticity and shear band analyses - a brief review
- Chapter 9 Earthquake effects and seismic slope analysis
- Chapter 10 Probabilistic approaches and reliability analyses
- Chapter 11 Case studies of urban slope stability
- Chapter 12 Summing up
- Appendix I Shear strength parameters of residual soils, weathered rocks and related minerals
- Appendix II Slope stability charts and their use for different conditions including rapid draw down
- Appendix III Morgenstern and Price approach - some additional particulars
- References
- Permissions
- Subject index
- Colour plates