Cohesive slope surface failure and evaluation

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 898-906

  Zhang, Zhongjie ^a   Tao, Mingjiang ^a   Morvant, Mark ^a  

^a LOUISIANA TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohesive soils; Embankments; Rehabilitation; Slope stability; Soil swelling

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; EMBANKMENTS; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOILS; STABILITY;

COHESIVE SOILS; INSTRUMENTATION; SHRINKAGE CRACKS; SURFACE FAILURE;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

SLOPE FAILURE;

EID: 22744459906     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2005)131:7(898)     Document Type: Article

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