Abstract: Mineralogical composition, measured with x-ray diffraction for soil specimens collected from more than 80 natural disaster areas, show smectite, kaolinite, mica, feldspar, and quartz as major constituent minerals. Based ...

Abstract: Ring shear tests were conducted on five samples of different nature with a modified Imperial College type ring shear machine. The three different testing methods used, (1) individual sample testing for each normal stress, ...

Abstract: Slope stabilization procedures for seven landslides in the Niigata Prefecture of Japan had provided an excellent and rare opportunity to examine the composition of ground water, and residual shear strength of the sliding ...

Abstract: Slope stabilization procedures for six landslides in the Niigata prefecture in Japan afforded an excellent opportunity to examine the residual drained shear strength of weathered mudstones. Installation of 3 m diameter ...