Recent UK experiences in investigation, design, assessment and management of hard rock slopes
D.M. Tonks, I.M. Nettleton, R.M. Denney, G.M. Hurworth
In the proceedings of: GEO2010 Calgary: 63rd Canadian Geotechnical Conference & 6th Canadian Permafrost ConferenceSession: W3-B
ABSTRACT: The paper describes some recent UK experiences in the investigation, design, assessment, and management of hard rock slopes. This includes extensive work on existing road rock slopes for Transport Scotland, The Highland Council and UK Highways Agency. Related work has addressed operational and final quarry slopes and rock slopes affecting rail, public and private developments. The work covers a wide range of hard rock types and situations. The experiences are being used to improve the design of new rock slopes. Sustainability and whole life cost considerations require the appropriate balance to be struck between construction and long term maintenance and remediation risks, which need to be suitably identified and managed. Increasingly, schemes are being successfully designed for low ongoing risks and low maintenance.
RÉSUMÉ: Le document décrit certaines expériences récentes au Royaume-Uni a propos l'enquête, la conception, l'évaluation et la gestion des pentes de roches dures. Cela comprend beaucoup des travaux aux pentes rocheuses existants pour le Transport Scotland, Le Highland Council and Le Highways Agency du Royaume-Uni. Des autres études s'ont adressés aux pentes rocheuses ferroviaires, et pour des aménagements publics ou privés. On examine beaucoup des types de roches dures et des situations. Les expériences sont utilisés pour améliorer les désins des pentes rocheuses de nouvelles. La durabilité et l'ensemble des considérations de coût de vie exigent le juste équilibre à ménager entre la construction et l'entretien à long terme et les risques d'assainissement, qui doivent être correctement identifiés et gérés. De plus en plus, les régimes sont conçus pour être réussi à faibles risques en cours et peu d'entretien. 1 INTRODUCTION
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D.M. Tonks; I.M. Nettleton; R.M. Denney; G.M. Hurworth (2010) Recent UK experiences in investigation, design, assessment and management of hard rock slopes in GEO2010. Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Geotechnical Society.
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