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Geofoam blocks in a slope stability application
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Guidelines for Geofoam Applications in Slope Stability Projects

April 16, 2013 rockman Comments Off on Guidelines for Geofoam Applications in Slope Stability Projects

A new publication was released from the TRB’s NCHRP program on Geofoam Applications in Slope Stability Projects. TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Results Digest 380: Guidelines for Geofoam Applications in Slope Stability […]

April 10, 2013 landslide at the Bingham Canyon Mine in Utah
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Massive landslide at Bingham Canyon Mine, Utah

April 16, 2013 rockman Comments Off on Massive landslide at Bingham Canyon Mine, Utah

A large landslide last week at Kennecott Utah’s Bingham Canyon copper mine has stopped poduction and could result in furloughs or layoffs. The landslide occured on April 10, 2013 at around 9:30 pm in the […]

The site of the Canal break near 900 East Canyon road, in Logan where the Canal broke a year ago, Wednesday, July 7, 2010
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Questions linger a year after Logan canal burst triggered a deadly landslide

July 12, 2010 rockman Comments Off on Questions linger a year after Logan canal burst triggered a deadly landslide

One year ago in Logan, Utah, a landslide caused a portion of an irrigation canal to fail, resulting in a secondary mudslide. A mother and two children were killed in the slope failure. Portions of […]

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The GLE Formulation and the Various Methods of Stability Analysis

February 22, 2007 rockman Comments Off on The GLE Formulation and the Various Methods of Stability Analysis

GeoSlope International has a nice overview of the general limit equilibrium (GLE) method in their February 2007 newsletter available from their website. I personally always struggle to remember the difference between the various methods of […]

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