《Impact of weathering on slope stability in soft rock mass》.pdfVIP

Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering 6 (2014) 240 e250 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering journal homepage: Full length article Impact of weathering on slope stability in soft rock mass * ** Predrag Miscevic , Goran Vlastelica Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy, University of Split, Split HR-21000, Croatia a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: Weathering of soft rocks is usually considered as an important factor in various fields such as geology, Received 28 February 2014 engineering geology, mineralogy, soil and rock mechanics, and geomorphology. The problem of stability Received in revised form over time should be considered for slopes excavated in soft rocks, in case they are not protected against 12 March 2014 weathering processes. In addition to disintegration of material on slope surface, the weathering also Accepted 8 April 2014 results in shear strength reduction in the interior of the slope. Principal processes in association with Available online 18 April 2014 weathering are discussed with the examples of marl hosted on flysch formations near Split, Croatia. 2014 Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Scienc