Date
08 May 1984, 10:15 am - 5:00 pm
Abstract
A large cutting in decomposed granite failed after five days of dry weather following an extremely intense rainstorm in August 1982. The history of the slope and surrounding area is described and three theories that might explain the delayed nature of the failure are proposed.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
1st Conference of the International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 1984 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
File Type
text
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Hudson, R. R. and Hencher, S. R., "The Delayed Failure of a Large Cutting in Hong Kong" (1984). International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering. 39.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icchge/1icchge/1icchge-theme3/39
The Delayed Failure of a Large Cutting in Hong Kong
A large cutting in decomposed granite failed after five days of dry weather following an extremely intense rainstorm in August 1982. The history of the slope and surrounding area is described and three theories that might explain the delayed nature of the failure are proposed.
