Instabilities on moraine slopes induced by loss of suction: A case history

Geotechnique

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-10

  Springman, S M ^a   Jommi, C ^b   Teysseire, P ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Failure; Full scale tests; Glacial soils; Shear strength; Slopes; Suction

Indexed keywords

INFILTRATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; RAIN; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOILS;

WATER PRESSURES;

SURFACE PHENOMENA;

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; MORAINE; PORE PRESSURE; RAINFALL; SHEAR STRENGTH; SLIP; SLOPE STABILITY; SUCTION;

EID: 0037292636     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.2003.53.1.3     Document Type: Article

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