Duncan, J. M. <br/><br/>
Soil strength and slope stability / 
J. Michael Duncan, Stephen G. Wright. 
 - Hoboken, N.J. :  John Wiley & Sons,  c2005. 
 - ix, 297 p. :  ill. ;  29  cm. 
<br/><br/> Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índices (p. 281-293) 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- Examples and causes of slope failures -- Soil mechanics principles -- Stability conditions for analyses -- Shear strengths of soil and municipal solid waste -- Mechanics of limit equilibrium procedures -- Methods of analyzing slope stability -- Reinforced slopes and embankments -- Analyses for rapid drawdown -- Seismic slope stability -- Analyses of embankments with partial consolidation of weak foundations -- Analyses to back-calculate strengths -- Factors of safety and reliability -- Important details of stability analyses -- Presenting results of stability evaluations -- Slope  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0471691631  (cloth : alk. paper)  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Slopes (Soil mechanics)<br/>Suelos.<br/>Taludes.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TA710  / .D868 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>624.1 D91s