Slope Stability & Stabilization Methods
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Slope Stability Collection
Slope Stability and Stabilization Methods include information on a broad range of slope stability issues. These include references on basic cut and fill slope considerations and design, slope stability analysis and design methods, and the broad range of slope stabilization techniques. These include drainage and use of vegetation, particularly soil bioengineering or biotechnical methods; changes in slope, road grade, and alignment; terracing; buttresses; reinforced fills and retaining structures; and use of soil nails, tieback anchors, etc.
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MSE Walls and Reinforced Soil Slopes Design and Construction Manual-Volume I
A comprehensive state-of-the-practice FHWA manual on the design and construction of Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Walls.
MSE Walls and Reinforced Soil Slopes Design and Construction Manual-Volume II
A comprehensive state-of-the-practice FHWA manual on the design and construction of MSE structures, focusing on Reinforced Soil Slopes.
Retaining Wall Design Guide
A comprehensive guide for the design of basic gravity and mechanically stabilized earth retaining walls.
Highway Slope Maintenance and Slide Restoration
A manual describing basic slope stability issues and a variety of slide stabilization techniques, by FHWA.
Slope Stability Reference Guide for National Forests-Volume 1
A comprehensive guide to slope stability problems, including stability parameters, levels of investigation, recognition, analysis, design, and stabilization measures, by the US Forest Service.
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