The influence of permeability on the stability of embankments experiencing seasonal cyclic pore water pressure changes

Advances in Geotechnical Engineering: The Skempton Conference - Proceedings of a Three Day Conference on Advances in Geotechnical Engineering, organised by the Institution of Civil Engineers

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 898-910

  Nyambayo, V P ^a,b   Potts, D M ^b   Addenbrooke, T I ^b  

^a ATKINS   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; EMBANKMENTS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PORE PRESSURE; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

GRANULAR INCLUSIONS; MASS PERMEABILITY; PRESSURE CHANGES; WATER PRESSURE;

MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY;

EID: 32544454039     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (7)

1. Kovacevic, N, Potts, D.M. and Vaughan, P.R. (2001). "Progressive failure in clay embankments due to seasonal climate changes". Proc of the 15th International Conf in Soil Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering, Instanbul, Turkey, pp 2127-2130.
2. Kovacevic, N. (2000). Personal communication with Dr Nyambayo.
3. Skempton, A.W. (1996). "Embankments and cuttings on the early railway". Construction History Vol. 11, pp 33-49.
4. Skempton, A.W. (2000). Personal communication with Dr Nyambayo.
5. Nyambayo, V.P. (2003). "Numerical analysis of evapotranspiration and its influence on embankments". Ph D thesis, Imperial College, London, UK.
6. Potts, D.M., Dounias, G.T. and Vaughan, P.R. (1990). "Finite element analysis of progressive failure of Carsington embankment", Geotechnique 40 (1), pp 79-101.
7. Russell, D., Ellis, E., O'Brien A., McGinnity, B. (2000). "Role of vegetation in the stability and serviceability of railway embankments". 1st International Conference on Railway Engineering, London.