Proceedings of the conference on Recent Advances in Rock Engineering (RARE 2016)

Stability analysis and design of slope reinforcement techniques for a Himalayan landslide

Authors
Pandit Koushik, Sarkar Shantanu, Samanta Manojit, Sharma Mahesh
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Available Online November 2016.
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10.2991/rare-16.2016.16How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Himalayan landslide; slope stability; limit equilibrium analysis; finite element method; soil nailing; pile reinforcement; CSIR
Abstract

In the present study, slope stability analysis has been carried out for Pakhi landslide, atPipalkoti, Uttarakhand Himalaya, India. The site is situated alongside Chamoli-Badrinath National Highway (NH-58) in the Higher Himalayas. This route has immense importance due to its functional service for both the pilgrimage, and international border security. Because of its activeness during the monsoon season, Pakhi landslide poses recurring problems to the traffic. Slope stability analyses are performed by limit equilibrium and finite element method utilizing the engineering and physical parameters determined in laboratory tests. The slope is found to be just marginally stable, which calls for planning and design of suitable control measures to minimize the landslide activities. In view of this, further stability analyses are performed using limit equilibrium and finite element tools with single or composite scheme of control measures involving the application of soil nails and/or pile reinforcement at critical locations along the slope. The present paper also describes the design methodology and the significance of pile reinforcements as a novel technique for slope stabilization

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the conference on Recent Advances in Rock Engineering (RARE 2016)
Series
Advances in Engineering Research
Publication Date
November 2016
ISBN
978-94-6252-260-2
ISSN
2352-5401
DOI
10.2991/rare-16.2016.16How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2016, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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