水利水电工程专业外文翻译边坡稳定性_1.docVIP

外文翻译 Stability of Slopes 1.1 Introduction Gravitational and seepage forces tend to cause instability in natural slopes, in slopes of embankments and earth dams. The most important types of slope failure arc illustrated in Fig.1.1. In rotational slips the shape of the failure surface in section may be a circular are or a non-circular curve. In general, circular slips are associated with homogeneous soil conditions and non-circular slips with non- homogeneous conditions. Translational and compound slips occur where the form of failure surface is influenced by the presence of an adjacent stratum