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contributor authorTien H. Wu
contributor authorRichard L. Williams
contributor authorJohn E. Lynch
contributor authorPinnaduwa H. S. W. Kulatilake
date accessioned2017-05-08T20:34:33Z
date available2017-05-08T20:34:33Z
date copyrightMarch 1987
date issued1987
identifier other%28asce%290733-9410%281987%29113%3A3%28248%29.pdf
identifier urihttp://yetl.yabesh.ir/yetl/handle/yetl/20047
description abstractNine slopes excavated in soft Conemaugh shales containing slickensides were investigated. The trace lengths and orientations of the slickensides found in exposures were measured. The shear strengths of the intact shales and slickensides were measured by means of direct shear tests. Stability analyses were performed to calculate the shear strength of the shale in the failed slopes. For the stable slopes, the strength required to attain a safety factor of 1 was calculated. The in situ strength must exceed this strength. The estimated strengths are examined in the light of the average density and the average length of slickenside traces and the stress distribution. Estimates are made of the effect of slickensides and stress distribution on the reduction of shear strength below its peak value.
publisherAmerican Society of Civil Engineers
titleStability of Slopes in Red Conemaugh Shale of Ohio
typeJournal Paper
journal volume113
journal issue3
journal titleJournal of Geotechnical Engineering
identifier doi10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9410(1987)113:3(248)
treeJournal of Geotechnical Engineering:;1987:;Volume ( 113 ):;issue: 003
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