Slope Stability and Stabilization Methods

Lee W. Abramson

John Wiley & Sons, 2002 - Technology & Engineering - 712 pages

A major revision of the comprehensive text/reference

Written by world-leading geotechnical engineers who share almost 100 years of combined experience, Slope Stability and Stabilization, Second Edition assembles the background information, theory, analytical methods, design and construction approaches, and practical examples necessary to carry out a complete slope stability project.

Retaining the best features of the previous edition, this new book has been completely updated to address the latest trends and methodology in the field. Features include:

• All-new chapters on shallow failures and stability of landfill slopes
• New material on probabilistic stability analysis, cost analysis of stabilization alternatives, and state-of-the-art techniques in time-domain reflectometry to help engineers plan and model new designs
• Tested and FHA-approved procedures for the geotechnical stage of highway, tunnel, and bridge projects
• Sound guidance for geotechnical stage design and planning for virtually all types of construction projects

Slope Stability and Stabilization, Second Edition is filled with current and comprehensive information, making it one of the best resources available on the subject-and an essential reference for today's and tomorrow's professionals in geology, geotechnical engineering, soil science, and landscape architecture.

What people are saying

User Review -

This is a well detailed book on slope stability. Practical work is included as well as new procedures in slope stability analysis. The book is suitable for both undergraduate and postgraduate studies.

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WOW this Book has really helped better my understanding of the way groundwater works

Contents

• GENERAL SLOPE STABILITY CONCEPTS: 1
• ENGINEERING GEOLOGY PRINCIPLES: 56
• GROUNDWATER CONDITIONS: 102
• GEOLOGIC SITE EXPLORATION: 162
• LABORATORY TESTING AND INTERPRETATION: 242
• SLOPE STABILITY CONCEPTS: 329
• SLOPE STABILIZATION METHODS: 462
• DESIGN CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE: 604
• SHALLOW FAILURES: 643
• Features: 652
• STABILITY OF LANDFILL SLOPES: 669
• INDEX: 703

Popular passages

Page 323 - International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Stockholm, Sweden, Vol. 3, pp.‎

Page 323 - Effect of Structure on the Shear Behavior of Normally Consolidated Quick Clays,‎

About the author

LEE W. ABRAMSON, a vice president of Hatch Mott MacDonald, Inc., is the author of the Handbook on Ground Control and Improvement (Wiley).

THOMAS S. LEE is a senior professional associate with Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas, Inc.

SUNIL SHARMA is a professor of civil engineering at the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho.

GLENN M. BOYCE is a senior professional associate with Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas, Inc.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Slope Stability and Stabilization Methods; A Wiley-Interscience publication
• Editor: Lee W. Abramson
• Contributor: Lee W. Abramson
• Edition: 2, illustrated
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2002
• ISBN: 0471384933, 9780471384939
• Length: 712 pages
• Subjects: Technology & Engineering / Civil / General