Geotechnical and geological investigation of slope stability of a section of road cut debris-slopes along NH-7, Uttarakhand, India
Slope stability is of significant importance for sustainable development in mining, civil-engineering, and urban planning. This paper attempted to assess the stability conditions of road cut debris slopes along the National Highway-7 (NH-7), Uttarakhand, India. The engineering parameters of the slop...
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| author | Gbétoglo Charles Komadja Sarada Prasad Pradhan Afolayan David Oluwasegun Amulya Ratna Roul Tido Tiwa Stanislas Raoul Adéniyi Laïbi Babatunde Adebayo Azikiwe Peter Onwualu |
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| description | Slope stability is of significant importance for sustainable development in mining, civil-engineering, and urban planning. This paper attempted to assess the stability conditions of road cut debris slopes along the National Highway-7 (NH-7), Uttarakhand, India. The engineering parameters of the slope forming materials and other inputs used for slope stability analysis were evaluated based on different geotechnical tests such as direct shear strength, density analysis test, rock hardness tests, particle size analysis, Atterberg limits, and XRD analysis for the finer fraction of the slope materials. The slope stability was evaluated based on the limit equilibrium method (LEM) and finite-element methods based on strength reduction factor (FEM-SRF). The results showed that the slope materials are mainly comprised of well-graded sands, gravelly sands, with little or no plasticity and display no clay activity along with moderate cohesion (19.4–31.5 kPa) and internal friction angle (26.23° to 38.44°). The slope stability conditions based on LEM were consistent with the SRF-FEM and revealed that the slopes with the highest height and dip angle (L4 and L6) are critically stable with a strength reduction factor less than 1. Based on the above results, it is inferred that the slope geometry (overall slope angle and height) has the greatest effect on the stability conditions of the studied slopes rather than the activity of swelling clay minerals. Excavation at the crown part of the slope, installation of retaining and gabion walls along the toe and grass planting on the slope surface are possible stabilization measures to increase the stability of the slopes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bc4bdcb529cb4e69b1deb3557c7d49222022-12-21T18:57:54ZengElsevierResults in Engineering2590-12302021-06-0110100227Geotechnical and geological investigation of slope stability of a section of road cut debris-slopes along NH-7, Uttarakhand, IndiaGbétoglo Charles Komadja0Sarada Prasad Pradhan1Afolayan David Oluwasegun2Amulya Ratna Roul3Tido Tiwa Stanislas4Raoul Adéniyi Laïbi5Babatunde Adebayo6Azikiwe Peter Onwualu7Department of Materials Science and Engineering, African University of Science and Technology, Abuja, Nigeria; Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, India; Corresponding author. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, African University of Science and Technology, Abuja, Nigeria.Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, IndiaDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, African University of Science and Technology, Abuja, Nigeria; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, USADepartment of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, IndiaDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, African University of Science and Technology, Abuja, NigeriaDepartment of Earth Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi, Abomey-Calavi, BeninDepartment of Mining Engineering, Federal University of Technology Akure, Akure, NigeriaDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, African University of Science and Technology, Abuja, NigeriaSlope stability is of significant importance for sustainable development in mining, civil-engineering, and urban planning. This paper attempted to assess the stability conditions of road cut debris slopes along the National Highway-7 (NH-7), Uttarakhand, India. The engineering parameters of the slope forming materials and other inputs used for slope stability analysis were evaluated based on different geotechnical tests such as direct shear strength, density analysis test, rock hardness tests, particle size analysis, Atterberg limits, and XRD analysis for the finer fraction of the slope materials. The slope stability was evaluated based on the limit equilibrium method (LEM) and finite-element methods based on strength reduction factor (FEM-SRF). The results showed that the slope materials are mainly comprised of well-graded sands, gravelly sands, with little or no plasticity and display no clay activity along with moderate cohesion (19.4–31.5 kPa) and internal friction angle (26.23° to 38.44°). The slope stability conditions based on LEM were consistent with the SRF-FEM and revealed that the slopes with the highest height and dip angle (L4 and L6) are critically stable with a strength reduction factor less than 1. Based on the above results, it is inferred that the slope geometry (overall slope angle and height) has the greatest effect on the stability conditions of the studied slopes rather than the activity of swelling clay minerals. Excavation at the crown part of the slope, installation of retaining and gabion walls along the toe and grass planting on the slope surface are possible stabilization measures to increase the stability of the slopes.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590123021000281Geological investigationGeotechnical characteristicsMineral compositionSlope stabilityNumerical modellingSlope stabilization |
| spellingShingle | Gbétoglo Charles Komadja Sarada Prasad Pradhan Afolayan David Oluwasegun Amulya Ratna Roul Tido Tiwa Stanislas Raoul Adéniyi Laïbi Babatunde Adebayo Azikiwe Peter Onwualu Geotechnical and geological investigation of slope stability of a section of road cut debris-slopes along NH-7, Uttarakhand, India Results in Engineering Geological investigation Geotechnical characteristics Mineral composition Slope stability Numerical modelling Slope stabilization |
| title | Geotechnical and geological investigation of slope stability of a section of road cut debris-slopes along NH-7, Uttarakhand, India |
| title_full | Geotechnical and geological investigation of slope stability of a section of road cut debris-slopes along NH-7, Uttarakhand, India |
| title_fullStr | Geotechnical and geological investigation of slope stability of a section of road cut debris-slopes along NH-7, Uttarakhand, India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Geotechnical and geological investigation of slope stability of a section of road cut debris-slopes along NH-7, Uttarakhand, India |
| title_short | Geotechnical and geological investigation of slope stability of a section of road cut debris-slopes along NH-7, Uttarakhand, India |
| title_sort | geotechnical and geological investigation of slope stability of a section of road cut debris slopes along nh 7 uttarakhand india |
| topic | Geological investigation Geotechnical characteristics Mineral composition Slope stability Numerical modelling Slope stabilization |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590123021000281 |
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