A REVIEW OF SELECTED UNEXPECTED LARGE SLOPE FAILURES

Back analyses for slope failures in rock

Some of the geotechnical parameters used in the analysis may not be accurately measured directly from laboratory tests due to effects of sample disturbance and errors of tests. The back analysis or the observational method are thus often applied to determine the representative and/or dominant strength parameters based on field observations in practice. Based on the Hoek-Brown failure criterion,...

Endodontic Failures - A Review

Modeling Of Selected Continental Slope Processes

The objectives of this project are to: (1) Characterize the effect of spatial variations in deposition and erosion on the fluid flow, pore pressures and thus the stability of continental slope sediments. (2) Constrain the impact of individual turbidity currents on seafloor evolution. (3) Develop a technique for correlating stratigraphy complicated by spatial variations in sedimentation, erosion...

Legacies of catastrophic rock slope failures in mountain landscapes

This review examines interpretive issues relating to catastrophic, long-runout landslides in the context of large numbers of recently discovered late Quaternary events. It links relevant research in landslide science, including some novel or hitherto-ignored complexities in the nature and role of these events, to broader concerns of mountain geomorphology. Attention is drawn to mountain ranges ...

The evolution of slope failures: mechanisms of rupture propagation

Forecasting the occurrence of large, catastrophic slope failures remains very problematic. It is clear that in order advance this field a greater understanding is needed of the processes through which failure occurs. In particular, there is a need to comprehend the processes through which a rupture develops and propagates through the slope, and the nature of the inter-relationship between the s...