Geotechnical Design
Spring 2021
Lecture 11
Slope Stability
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Modes of Slope Failure
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– An exposed ground surface standing at an angle with horizontal is called an
unrestrained slope.
– The slope can be natural or man-made and can fail in various modes.
– Cruden and Varnes (1996) classified slope failures into five major categories.
Fall Slope Failure
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Fall Slope Failure
