Landslides: Investigation and Mitigation (National Research Council (U.s.) Transportation Research Board Special Report)

Description

This Special Report is a greatly expanded edition of a previous report on landslides (Special Report 176, Landslides: Analysis and Control) published in 1978. The new report, which has been designed with an even broader international scope, contains comprehensive, practical discussions of field investigations, laboratory testing, and stability analysis procedures and technologies; comprehensive references to the literature; and discussions of case studies, state-of-the-art techniques, and research directions. The report is presented in five sections: (1) Principles, Definitions, and Assessment; (2) Investigation; (3) Strength and Stability Analysis; (4) Mitigation; and (5) Special Cases and Materials. The report's 25 chapters are individually authored and each has a separate entry in the TRIS data base. An Author Index and a Subject Index are provided. Front Cover Preface Contents Acknowledgments PART 1: Principles, Definitions, and Assessment 1 Introduction 2 Socioeconomic Significance of Landslides 3 Landslide Types and Processes 4 Landslide Triggering Mechanisms 5 Principles of Landslide Hazard Reduction 6 Landslide Hazard and Risk Assessment PART 2: Investigation 7 Organization of Investigation Process 8 Slope Instability Recognition, Analysis, and Zonation 9 Surface Observation and Geologic Mapping 10 Subsurface Exploration 11 Field Instrumentation PART 3: Strength and Stability Analysis 12 Soil Strength Properties and Their Measurement 13 Soil Slope Stability Analysis 14 Rock Strength Properties and Their Measurement 15 Rock Slope Stability Analysis PART 4: Mitigation 16 Important Considerations in Slope Design 17 Stabilization of Soil Slopes 18 Stabilization of Rock Slopes PART 5: Special Cases and Materials 19 Residual Soils 20 Colluvium and Talus 21 Shales and Other Degradable Materials 22 Hydraulic Tailings 23 Loess 24 Soft Sensitive Clays 25 Permafrost Appendix A Stereographic Projections for Structural Analysis Appendix B Metric Conversion Table Author Biographical Information Author Index Subject Index Back Cover