| In this photo you can see a rock slope failure in the construction field of the Auburn Dam. The methods of slope reinforcement consisted of shotcrete, mesh and rockbolts. The purpose of the reinforcement of the slope was temporary support. However, because of the interruption of the construction the slope was abandoned. However, the slope failed many years later. For that reason, the design of the reinforcement is considered successful. References: Information collected during the field trip in the Sierra Nevada, as part of the "Engineering Geology" course curriculum, instructed by Professor N. Sitar, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of California at Berkeley. |
Rock Slope Reinforcement Failure
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