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Slope Risk Guidance for Roads

Slopes are, in general, associated with a greater frequency of failure than other geotechnical assets and a greater threat economically and socially. This report makes a synthesis of risk analysis methods and of vulnerability issues. It presents, in a series of appendices, mitigation measures with their advantages and disadvantages together with a set of case studies.

Information sheet

  • Date: 2004
  • Author(s): Comité technique 12 Terrassements, Drainage, Couche de Forme / Technical Committee 12 Earthworks, Drainage, Subgrade
  • Domain(s): Risk Management / Road Earthworks
  • Type: Bilingual English-French, published in October 2004
  • PIARC Ref.: 12.13.BEN
  • ISBN: 2-84060-166-4
  • Number of pages: 112