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Role of pore water pressures in embankment stability

Last updated on 23 October 2014 2:59

This paper discusses the relationship between climate, in the form of soil moisture deficit, the presence of trees and pore water pressures in railway embankments. The pore water pressure criteria used in the assessment of slope stability by London Underground Ltd are presented and examined in the light of data...

Author(s): Ridley A.;McGinnity B.;Vaughan P.

Organisation(s): Brunel Science Centre Egham ; Metronet Rail SSL Ltd London ; Imperial College London ;

2004

United Kingdom

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