51. Embankment construction over a landslip in coal measures colluvium
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Published:1991
J. M. W. Holden, BSc, MSc, DIC, MICE, S. J. Hodgetts, BSc, MSc(Eng), 1991. "51. Embankment construction over a landslip in coal measures colluvium", 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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An access road on embankment up to 8 m high was recently constructed on the sidelong ground of a slope mantled with Colluvium and overlain by up to 8 m of fill. Original placement of the fill had triggered a landslip, which was reactivated on several occasions prior to construction of the access road, leaving the slope in a state of marginal stability. The Paper describes the site and site history, investigation of the slip and subsequent design and construction of the stabilisation measures.
INTRODUCTION
TOPOGRAPHY AND GROUND CONDITIONS
INITIAL EMBANKMENT DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
PREVIOUS SITE HISTORY
INVESTIGATION OF THE SLIP
DESIGN OF REMEDIAL MEASURES
PILE AND PILE CAP DESIGN
CONSTRUCTION
INSTRUMENTATION
CONCLUSIONS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
