Rainfall-induced slope failures and preventive measures in Singapore

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Harianto, Rahardjo, Leong, Eng Choon, Alfrendo, Satyanaga, Ng, Yew Song, Tan, Hong Tuan, Hua, Chai Juay
• مؤلفون آخرون: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• التنسيق: كتاب
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: Nanyang Technological University and Housing & Development Board 2016
• الموضوعات: Soil erosion; Soil stabilization
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/81805; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40951

Steep residual soil slopes are generally characterized by a deep ground water table and a significant thickness of unsaturated soil above the water table. The negative pore-water pressure (matric suction) above the water table provides additional shear strength to the unsaturated soil. The unsaturat...