Portland-State-University 2023-2024 Bulletin

CE 547 Slope Stability Analysis

Covers soil strength as it relates to slope stability (drained strength, undrained strength, residual strength), principles of slope stability analysis and applications to natural and man-made slopes, available instrumentation to monitor slope stability, and methods to mitigate or increase the factor of safety of marginal slopes.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

Graduate standing.
  • Up one level
  • 500