The Shallow Stability Model (SHALSTAB) identifies shallow landslide susceptible areas, combining a steady state runoff model that estimates the topographically induced spatial variation in pore pressures with an infinite slope model for shallow landslides. Although the landslides present a strong topographic control, the variability of the soil properti...
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View ArticleThis is the first issue of the international journal Soils and Rocks. The publication of this journal was an old dream of the Brazilian geotechnical community that now comes true. An agreement among the Brazilian Asso- ciation for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ABMS), the Brazilian Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment (A...
View ArticleThis paper describes a numerical investigation into the deflection of the upstream membrane of rockfill dams during reservoir impounding. The influence of the angle of the upstream slope on the subsequent deflection suffered by the concrete face slab is investigated. The procedure used for this investigation takes into consideration the gradual change b...
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