Print this page Slope Stability
Course Outline
Slope stability is an important engineering consideration in earth and rock-fill dams, slopes of other types of embankments, excavated slopes, and natural slopes in soil and soft rock. The purpose of this course is to teach engineers, contractors and construction managers the fundamental concepts of slope stability analysis. The course includes a review of the shear strength concepts, seepage analysis, conditions of equilibrium and slope stability analysis methods. Criteria are presented for strength tests, analysis conditions, and factors of safety. Methods for analysis of slope stability are described and are illustrated by examples in the appendixes. The course materials are based entirely on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Engineering Manual EM 1110-2-1902 Slope Stability.
This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.
Learning Objectives
At
the conclusion of this course, the student will:
- Understand the basic concept of slope stability analysis;
- Understand the basic design considerations;
- Be familiar with slope stability analysis and design procedure;
- Know how to verify computer analyses and results;
- Be able to perform simple slope stability analysis; and
- Be able to present the analysis and results effectively.
Course Content
In this course, you are required to study the following
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Engineering Manual:
Slope Stability (Engineering Manual EM 1110-2-1902, 2003 edition,
205 pages, PDF file. 7.2 MB).
Please click on the above underlined hypertext to view, download or print the document for your study. Because of the large file size, we recommend that you first save the file to your computer by right clicking the mouse and choosing "Save Target As ...", and then open the file in Adobe Acrobat Reader.
The following contains the outline of the Engineering Manual EM 1110-2-1902:
Engineering and Design - Slope Stability
Cover
Transmittal Letter
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - Design Considerations
Chapter 3 - Design Criteria
Chapter 4 - Calculations and Presentations
Appendix A - References
Appendix B - Notation
Appendix C - Stability Analysis Procedures - Theory and Limitations
Appendix D - Shear Strength Characterization
Appendix E - Chart Solutions for Embankment Slopes
Appendix F - Example Problems and Calculations
Appendix G - Procedures and Examples for Rapid Drawdown
Related Links
For additional technical information related to this subject, please visit the following websites or web pages:
Slope Stability Analysis Software
Geo-Slope.com
Slope Stability
Excavation and Backfill
Quiz
Once you finish studying the above course content you need to take a quiz to obtain the PDH credits.
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