CE 387M.1 - Slope Stability

(updated 1/21/04)

Preface

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Homework Assignments
Description

Assigned

Due
Group response to "Questions & Issues" for Offshore Slope.

1/21/04

1/23/04
Offshore Slope Stability Calculations 1/26/04 2/4/04
Infinite Slope Derivation 2/2/04 2/6/04
Group response to "Questions & Issues" for Barton Springs Slide. 2/2/04 2/4/04
 Barton Springs ("Infinite Slope") Slide 2/4/2004 2/13/2004
Group response to "Embankment Discussion Problem" 2/9/2004 2/11/2004
Stability Chart Problems for f = 0 Soils 2/13/2004 2/20/2004
Stability Chart Problems for c-f Soils 2/20/2004 2/27/2004
Methods of Slices Problem 2/27/2004 3/3/2004
Force Equilibrium Problem - -
Braunig Dam Analyses 4/7/2004 4/26/2004

Reading Assignments
Paper

Assigned

Summary Due
Bishop and Bjerrum, "The Relevance of the Triaxial Test to the Solution of Stability Problems".

1/21/04

2/2/04
 Skempton, "The f = 0 Analysis of Stability and Its Theoretical Basis".

1/26/04

2/2/04
Corps of Engineers' Slope Stability Manual - Chapters 1 through 3 1/26/04 None Required
Duncan and Buchignani paper - Underwater Slope 2/2/04 2/9/04
Bishop and Morgenstern (1960), "Stability Coefficients for Earth Slopes". 2/11/04 2/18/04
Bishop (1955), "The Use of the Slip Circle in the Stability Analysis of slopes". 2/18/2004 2/25/2004
Morgenstern and Price, "The Analysis of the Stability of General Slip Surfaces." 2/25/2004 3/3/2004
Spencer, "A Method of Analysis of the Stability of Embankments Assuming Parallel Inter-Slice Forces." 2/27/2004 3/5/2004
Sherman & Clough, "Embankment Pore Pressures" 3/12/2004 3/26/2004
Skempton & LaRochelle (1965) 4/2/2004 4/9/2004
Reuss & Schattenberg 4/5/2004 -
Skempton (1964) 4/7/2004 4/14/2004

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