Slope stability analysis by the limit equilibrium method : fundamentals and methods / / Yang H. Huang

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910464103603321
• Autore: Huang Yang H (Yang Hsien), <1927->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Reston, Virginia : , : American Society of Civil Engineers, , 2014; {phono}℗♭2014
• ISBN: 1-68015-320-X; 0-7844-7800-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (376 p.)
• Disciplina: 624.1/5136
• Soggetti: Slopes (Soil mechanics); Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Part 1 Fundamentals of Slope Stability""; ""Chapter 1 Introduction""; ""1.1 Slope Movements""; ""1.2 Limit Plastic Equilibrium""; ""1.3 Methods of Stability Analysis""; ""Summary""; ""Problems""; ""Chapter 2 Mechanics of Slides""; ""2.1 Types of Failure Surface""; ""2.2 Total Stress versus Effective Stress""; ""2.3 Total Stress Analysis""; ""2.4 Effective Stress Analysis""; ""2.5 Factors of Safety""; ""Summary""; ""Problems""; ""Chapter 3 Shear Strength""; ""3.1 Subsurface Investigations""; ""3.2 Field Tests""; ""3.3 Laboratory Tests""; ""3.4 Shear Strength of Granular Materials""""3.5 Shear Strength of Municipal Solid Waste""; ""3.6 Typical Ranges and Correlations""; ""3.7 Back-Analysis of Shear Strength""; ""Summary""; ""Problems""; ""Chapter 4 Phreatic Surfaces""; ""4.1 Flownets""; ""4.2 Earth Dams without Filter Drains""; ""4.3 Earth Dams with Filter Drains""; ""4.4 Unsteady-State Seepage""; ""4.5 Pore Pressure Ratio""; ""Summary""; ""Problems""; ""Chapter 5 Remedial Measures for Correcting Slides""; ""5.1 Field Investigation""; ""5.2 Preliminary Planning""; ""5.3 Corrective Methods""; ""5.4 Selection of Methods for Stabilization""""Summary""; ""Part 2 Methods of Stability Analysis""; ""Chapter 6 Simplified Methods for Plane Failure Surfaces""; ""6.1 Infinite Slopes""; ""6.2 Triangular Cross Section""; ""6.3 Trapezoidal Cross Section""; ""6.4 Two Sliding Blocks""; ; ""6.5 Three Sliding Blocks""; ""6.6 Earth Pressure Method""; ""Summary""; ""Problems""; ""Chapter 7 Stability Charts and Other Solutions""; ""7.1 Homogeneous slopes with φ = 0""; ""7.2 Homogeneous Slopes with Both c and φ""; ""7.3 Triangular Fills on Rock or Stiff Slopes""; ""7.4 Trapezoidal Fills on Rock or Stiff Slopes""""7.5 Effective Stress Analysis of Homogeneous Dams""; ""7.6 Effective Stress Analysis of Nonhomogeneous Dams""; ""7.7 Total Stress Analysis of Dams with φ = 0""; ""7.8 Total Stress Analysis of Triangular Fills on Soil Slopes""; ""7.9 Friction Circle Method""; ""7.10 Logarithmic-Spiral Method""; ""Summary""; ""Problems""; ""Chapter 8 Method of Slices""; ""8.1 Overall Moment Equilibrium""; ""8.2 Normal Method""; ""8.3 Simplified Bishop Method""; ""8.4 Original Spencer Method""; ""8.5 Spencer Method""; ""8.6 Special Solution Techniques""; ""Summary""""Problems""; ""Chapter 9 Methods for Three-Dimensional Analysis""; ""9.1 Failure Surfaces with Ellipsoidal Ends""; ""9.2 Failure Surfaces with Planar Ends""; ""9.3 Equation for Overall Moment Equilibrium""; ""9.4 Normal Method""; ""9.5 Simplified Bishop Method""; ""9.6 Original Spencer Method""; ""Summary""; ""Problems""; ""Chapter 10 Reliability""; ""10.1 Some Statistical Terms""; ""10.2 Taylorâ€?s Expansion""; ""10.3 Mean-Value First Order Second Moment Method""; ""10.4 Normal Distribution""; ""10.5 Lognormal Distribution""; ""Summary""; ""Problems""; ""Appendix: Preview of LEAME Computer Software""