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Evaluation and Stabilization of a Slope Failure at Liard Highway No. 7, km 5.9 (Case Study)

Rita Kors-Olthof, Ed Hoeve, Bob Patrick

In the proceedings of: GeoRegina 2014: 67th Canadian Geotechnical Conference

Session: Landslides and Geohazards

ABSTRACT: The Liard Highway (NWT No. 7) was constructed between 1969 and 1984. In summer 2007, the road was reconstructed at km 5.9, raising the vertical alignment. A fillslope failure occurred later that summer. The Government of the Northwest Territories, Department of Transportation, reconstructed the fillslope, and installed a French drain in the ditch to intercept groundwater flow. The repairs performed adequately until 2010, when the slope failed again. Tetra Tech EBA Inc. evaluated the site in 2010, finding an underlying swale and high groundwater inflow from upslope. Stabilization works included a longer, deeper French drain along the ditch, and two counterfort drains across the road. The gradient of the upper fillslope was reduced to mitigate surface ravelling of the fill. Follow-up monitoring suggests that slope stability has improved, but surface water erosion remains an issue.

RÉSUMÉ: La route Liard no.7 a été construite entre 1969 et 1984. À l™été 2007, la route a été reconstruite à son km 5,9 avec un dénivelé plus important. La pente du remblai s™est affaissée plus tard dans l™été. Le Département de Transport du Gouvernement des Territoires du Nord-Ouest a alors, reconstruit la pente du remblai et installé un drain français dans le fossé pour intercepter l™écoulement des eaux souterraines. Les travaux de réhabilitation ont bien tenu jusqu™en 2010 lorsque la pente s™est de nouveau affaissée. En évaluant le site en 2010, Tetra Tech EBA Inc. a trouvé une baissière sous-jacente et une infiltration importante d™eau souterraine venant de la pente ascendante. Les travaux de stabilisation ont inclus un drain français plus long et plus profond dans le fossé, ainsi que deux drains à contrefort traversant la route. La pente du remblai supérieure a été reconstruite avec une configuration moins pentue pour réduire le désenrobage en surface du remblai. Le suivi effectué montre que la stabilité de la pente s™est améliorée, mais que l™érosion due aux eaux de surface demeure préoccupante.

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Rita Kors-Olthof; Ed Hoeve; Bob Patrick (2014) Evaluation and Stabilization of a Slope Failure at Liard Highway No. 7, km 5.9 (Case Study) in GEO2014. Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Geotechnical Society.

@article{GeoRegina14Paper429, author = Rita Kors-Olthof; Ed Hoeve; Bob Patrick,
title = Evaluation and Stabilization of a Slope Failure at Liard Highway No. 7, km 5.9 (Case Study) ,
year = 2014
}