Aims and overview : slopes, geology, and materials -- Basic geotechnical concepts -- Performance indicators and basic probability concepts -- Limit equilibrium methods I : planar failure surfaces -- Limit equilibrium methods II : slip surfaces and beyond critical equilibrium -- Stress-deformation analyses and their role in slope analysis -- Natural slope analysis considering initial stresses -- Plasticity and shear band analyses : a brief review -- Earthquake effects and seismic slope analysis -- Probabilistic approaches and reliability analyses -- Case study of urban slope stability -- Summing up.;1 Aims and overview - slopes, geology and materials1.1 Introduction1.2 Overview of recent developments and trends1.2.1 Increasing frequency and impact of disasters from slope failures and landslides1.2.2 Climate change, global warming and sea level rise1.2.3 Built slopes - lessons from the catastrophic impacts of Hurricane Katrina1.2.4 New developments related to slope analysis1.2.5 Importance of probabilistic analysis1.2.6 GIS-based methods and analyses1.2.7 Assessments concerning very large landslides1.2.8 Landslide frequency related to magnitude1.2.9 Assessing regional landslide susceptibil.
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
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 the geotechnical engineering profession (undergraduates, post graduates and consulting 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 Front cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 8 About the Author......Page 26 Preface......Page 28 Acknowledgments......Page 32 Preface to the first edition......Page 34 Chapter 1. Aims and overview - slopes, geology and materials......Page 36 Chapter 2. Basic geotechnical concepts......Page 88 Chapter 3. Performance indicators and basic probability concepts......Page 146 Chapter 4. Limit equilibrium methods I - planar failure surfaces......Page 196 Chapter 5. Limit equilibrium methods II - general slip surfaces and beyond critical equilibrium......Page 258 Chapter 6. Stress-deformation analyses and their role in slope analysis......Page 356 Chapter 7. Natural slope analysis considering initial stresses......Page 398 Chapter 8. Plasticity and shear band analyses - a brief review......Page 438 Chapter 9. Earthquake effects and seismic slope analysis......Page 472 Chapter 10. Probabilistic approaches and reliability analyses......Page 528 Chapter 11. Case studies of urban slope stability......Page 622 Chapter 12. Summing up......Page 670 Appendix I: Shear strength parameters of residual soils, weathered rocks and related minerals......Page 680 Appendix II: Slope stability charts and their use for different conditions including rapid draw down......Page 684 Appendix III. Morgenstern nad Price approach - some additional partiulars......Page 712 References......Page 718 Permissions......Page 748 Subject index......Page 750 Colour plates......Page 756 Back cover......Page 774
