Detailed slope stability analysis and assessment of the original Carsington earth embankment dam failure in the UK

Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn 18 Z, Issue , 2013, Pages 6021-6060

  Sachpazis, Costas I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN MACEDONIA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Computer aided slope stability analysis design; Critical slip circle centre determination; Earth embankment dams; Embankment loading conditions; Fellenius Jumikis method; Rapid drawdown condition; Shear strength reduction analysis method; Slope failure; Slope stability analysis; Soil properties parameters; Steady seepage condition

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS METHOD; CRITICAL SLIP; EARTH EMBANKMENT; EMBANKMENT LOADING; FELLENIUS - JUMIKIS METHOD; RAPID DRAWDOWNS; SLOPE FAILURE; SLOPE STABILITY ANALYSIS; SOIL PROPERTY; STEADY SEEPAGE;

COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; DRAINAGE; EMBANKMENT DAMS; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; PORE PRESSURE; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RIVERS; SEEPAGE; SLOPE STABILITY; SYSTEM STABILITY; TAILINGS; WATER LEVELS;

LOADING;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DAM FAILURE; DRAWDOWN; EARTH DAM; EMBANKMENT DAM; SEEPAGE; SHEAR STRENGTH; SLOPE STABILITY; SOIL PROPERTY; STABILITY ANALYSIS;

CARSINGTON; DERBYSHIRE; ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84892142757     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10893032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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