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Geotechnical surprises—or are they? / James K. Mitchell in Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering, Vol. 135 N° 8 (Août 2009) 

Public ISBD [article]  in Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering > Vol. 135 N° 8 (Août 2009) . - pp. 998–1010 Titre : Geotechnical surprises—or are they? : the 2004 H. Bolton seed lecture Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : James K. Mitchell, Auteur Année de publication : 2009 Article en page(s) : pp. 998–1010 Note générale : Geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Geotechnical  engineering  Soil  mechanics  Soil  properties Résumé : The nature and scope of geotechnical engineering are such that the problems and projects we deal with are a never ending source of both challenge and excitement. In most cases we do very well in defining the problems and developing suitable solutions resulting in successful completed projects. Unfortunately, however, there remain far too many cases in which something goes wrong. Often a failure or other bad outcome comes as a complete surprise. However, in a significant number of cases perhaps the unexpected or surprise outcome might have been anticipated. Three illustrative case histories are reviewed and then examined to see if what went wrong might reasonably have been anticipated. The first involves a well-known and much studied stability failure along the composite double liner system of a hazardous waste landfill. The second is concerned with unusual soil types that were the cause of major difficulties during earthwork construction of a large embankment dam. The third is about a very large, slow-moving landslide that caused major distress to a roadway and impacted the safety of a large bridge. Several reasons why unexpected adverse outcomes may occur are stated and some possible means for reducing their frequency and severity in the future are proposed. En ligne : http://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/%28ASCE%29GT.1943-5606.0000040 [article] Geotechnical surprises—or are they? : the 2004 H. Bolton seed lecture [texte imprimé] / James K. Mitchell, Auteur . - 2009 . - pp. 998–1010. Geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering > Vol. 135 N° 8 (Août 2009) . - pp. 998–1010 Mots-clés : Geotechnical  engineering  Soil  mechanics  Soil  properties Résumé : The nature and scope of geotechnical engineering are such that the problems and projects we deal with are a never ending source of both challenge and excitement. In most cases we do very well in defining the problems and developing suitable solutions resulting in successful completed projects. Unfortunately, however, there remain far too many cases in which something goes wrong. Often a failure or other bad outcome comes as a complete surprise. However, in a significant number of cases perhaps the unexpected or surprise outcome might have been anticipated. Three illustrative case histories are reviewed and then examined to see if what went wrong might reasonably have been anticipated. The first involves a well-known and much studied stability failure along the composite double liner system of a hazardous waste landfill. The second is concerned with unusual soil types that were the cause of major difficulties during earthwork construction of a large embankment dam. The third is about a very large, slow-moving landslide that caused major distress to a roadway and impacted the safety of a large bridge. Several reasons why unexpected adverse outcomes may occur are stated and some possible means for reducing their frequency and severity in the future are proposed. En ligne : http://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/%28ASCE%29GT.1943-5606.0000040