Time-to-Failure Prediction of Fine-Grained Soil Slopes Subject to Weather-Driven Deterioration [Research Brief]

Details

• Creators:
  Morsy, Amr M
• Corporate Creators:
  San Jose State University. College of Business. Mineta Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  State of California SB1 2017/2018, Trustees of the California State University Sponsored Programs Administration ; United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program ; United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Embankments
  • Slope failure
  • Earthwork
  • Weathering
  • Deterioration by environmental action
  • Case studies
• Publication/ Report Number:
  2326
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  California ; United States
• Edition:
  Research Brief
• Corporate Publisher:
  Mineta Transportation Institute
• Abstract:
  This study aimed to forecast the time to failure of aging, deteriorating clay embankments supporting transportation infrastructure. This study utilized the user-defined subroutines that were developed and implemented by Morsy et al. to allow transient calculations of coupled hydromechanical behavior.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/77208/dot_77208_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.60 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7536c00c3361885d0025ee5f518def37ae0aeed1cb1f601b030ef1517f6087f165e38aad35eab7a813f90081c9fc0079e99b23cf65af08ccdf2b4d6311033ba2