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The stability of slopes [electronic resource] / E.N. Bromhead.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Abingdon, Oxon : Taylor & Francis, 2000.Description: xi, 411 p. : illISBN:
  • 9780203975350
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: No titleOnline resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Also available in print edition.
Contents:
1. An introduction to slope instability -- 2. Natural slopes -- 3. Fundamental properties of soil and rocks -- 4. Measurement of shear strength -- 5. Principles of stability analysis -- 6. Techniques used in stability analysis -- 7. Water pressures in slopes -- 8. Remedial and corrective measures for slope stabilization -- 9. Investigation of landslides -- 10. Failures in earthworks : case histories -- 11. Failures in natural slopes : case histories -- 12. Design recommendations for man-made slopes.
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First published in 1986 by Blackie Academic & Professional.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [388]-397) and indexes.

1. An introduction to slope instability -- 2. Natural slopes -- 3. Fundamental properties of soil and rocks -- 4. Measurement of shear strength -- 5. Principles of stability analysis -- 6. Techniques used in stability analysis -- 7. Water pressures in slopes -- 8. Remedial and corrective measures for slope stabilization -- 9. Investigation of landslides -- 10. Failures in earthworks : case histories -- 11. Failures in natural slopes : case histories -- 12. Design recommendations for man-made slopes.

Also available in print edition.

Electronic reproduction. [Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, 2012]. PDF file created from digital scan of print book.

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