Overview

This book was written with the objective of providing geotechnical engineers with a practical guideline on how to cope with landslides as well as of acquaint­ ing them with the present state of physical fundamentals and scientific expla­ nations for the phenomenon of landslides. The book is based on my personal experiences, gathered over decades of work as geotechnical engineer on construction sites in Austria and many other parts of the world, which I also use in my lectures at the Technical University of Graz, Austria. The method of stabilizing lands lides by short-circuit conductors has been developed by myself and has been patented in Germany and Italy. A number of publications already exists (see References) on this method, and of course I also deal in this book with its theoretical and practical aspects. Here I want to thank my assistants, Messrs. J. Dalmatiner, K. Eigenberger, E. Garber, H. Kienberger, R. Pötscher, and W. Prodinger, for working with me on various projects and for assisting me in the drafting of some chapters of this book, Mr. A. Trippl for preparing the illustrations, and my wife for many a Sunday worked through with me.

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Author:   F. Hilbert ,  Ch. Veder ,  E. Jahn
Publisher:   Springer Verlag GmbH
Imprint:   Springer Verlag GmbH
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1981
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.409kg
ISBN:  

9783709176061

ISBN 10:   3709176069
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   29 March 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 Introduction.- 1.1 Definition.- 1.2 Economic Significance of Landslide Stabilization.- 2 Characteristic Types of Landslides and Alternatives for Their Stabilization.- 3 Main Causes of Landslides.- 3.1 Geological Causes.- 3.2 Morphological Causes.- 3.3 Physical Causes.- 3.4 Physicochemical Structure Changes of Silt and Clay Soils.- 3.5 Action of Water in Soil.- 4 Theoretical Basis for the Calculation of Slope Safety.- 4.1 Safety Conditions in a Slope with Slope-Parallel, Planar, Infinite Slip Surface.- 4.2 Methods for Calculating Slope Safety Regardless of Subsoil Structure.- 4.3 Critical Evaluation of Methods of Calculating Slope Safety and Suggestions for Improvement.- 5 Field and Laboratory Investigations.- 5.1 Field Investigations.- 5.2 Laboratory Investigations.- 6 Methods for the Stabilization of Landslides.- 6.1 The Morphology of the Terrain Remains Unchanged.- 6.2 The Morphology of the Terrain is in Part Significantly Changed.- 6.3 Synoptic Description of Characteristic Landslides.- 6.4 Additional Stabilization Measures.- 6.5 Durability of Stabilization Measures.- 6.6 Symbols Used in Soil Profiles.- 7 Physical Chemistry of Landslides in Silt and Clay Soils.- 7.1 Introduction.- 7.2 Highly Disperse (Colloidal) Soil Components.- 8 Closing Remarks.- References.

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