Abstract: The observational method was used to design and construct an embankment over a deposit of soft sludge. The first part of the paper describes the case history of the project. The second part describes the use of analytical ...

Abstract: In stability problems, the failure probability associated with the critical slip surface is known to be smaller than that for the system that comprises all potential slip surfaces. The difference depends on the correlation ...

Abstract: Slope failures on hillside slopes are frequently caused by increases in pore‐water pressures following periods of heavy rainfall. This paper presents a simplified lumped‐parameter model for estimating piezometric levels ...

Abstract: The uncertainties associated with the predicted bearing capacity of an offshore gravity platform arise from incomplete knowledge about the type of material that is encountered at different points along the slip surface and ...

Abstract: In situ shear tests were performed on soils reinforced by roots. Analytical models of soil‐root interaction presented in a companion paper were used to compute the forces in the roots and the contribution of the roots to ...

Abstract: The performance of embankment slopes along a section of I‐77 is summarized. Slope failures occurred mostly in embankments constructed of red shales of the Conemaugh, Monongahela, and Washington formations. Soil moisture, ...

Abstract: The uncertainties encountered in the stability analysis for the foundation of the Ekofisk Tank are formulated in probabilistic terms and used to evaluate the reliability of the foundation design. The major sources of ...

Abstract: Runoff and sediment yield for 30 runoff events on three experimental watersheds are calculated using the agricultural non‐point‐source pollution (AGNPS), areal non‐point‐source watershed environmental response simulation ...