Horizontal Wick Drains as a Cost-effective Method to Stabilize Landslides
Abstract
Horizontally driven wick drains are an effective and economical method of controlling long term water levels in natural slopes and existing embankments. To successfully control short term infiltration following storm events, shallow drains should have much closer spacing than deeper drains. Future research will improve drain driving equipment, test drain effectiveness in a wider variety of slope materials, and use three dimensional slope stability models to develop drain spacing criteria.
Recommended Citation
P. M. Santi, "Horizontal Wick Drains as a Cost-effective Method to Stabilize Landslides," Geotechnical News, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 44 - 46, BiTech Publishers Ltd., Jan 1999.
Department(s)
Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0710-0477
Document Type
Article - Journal
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Citation
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text
Language(s)
English
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Publication Date
01 Jan 1999