27. The natural evolution of the soft rock cliff at Shanklin, Isle of Wight and its planning and engineering implications
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Published:1991
M. E Barton, BSc, MSc, PhD, DIC, MIGeol, FGS, 1991. "27. The natural evolution of the soft rock cliff at Shanklin, Isle of Wight and its planning and engineering implications", Slope stability engineering developments and applications: Proceedings of the international conference on slope stability organized by the Institution of Civil Engineers and held on the Isle of Wight on 15–18 April 1991, The Institution of Civil Engineers
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The Shanklin cliffs are a fine example of soft rock cliffs protected from marine erosion but still subject to degradational activity albeit at a slow rate. Past development in the area has discounted the long-term evolutionary consequences of the slope movements, especially in respect of the outgrowth of the talus slope. The resulting planning and engineering problems will be relevant to other cases of protected soft rock cliffs in urban areas.
INTRODUCTION
SLOPE MOVEMENTS
THE CLIFF FACE AND FALL ADJACENT TO THE LIFT SHAFT (1987)
THE BURIED ROCKFACE
THE LONG-TERM EVOLUTION OF THE SHANKLIN CLIFF AND TALUS SLOPE
PLANNING AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
CONCLUSIONS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
REFERENCES
