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Slope and Rock Wall Stability

Language of instruction angličtina, čeština
Code 542-0710
Abbreviation SSSS
Course title Slope and Rock Wall Stability
Coordinating department Department of Mining Engineering and Safety
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Jindřich Šancer, Ph.D.

Summary

The students will gain the knowledge of the most important factors influencing
the stability of rock and soil slopes. The methods of calculation methods of
stability control are discussed, as well as the monitoring and procedures, that can be used for regaining the stability of disturbed rock bodies.

Literature

Wyllie, D. C., Mach, Ch.W.:Rock Slope Engineering, Civil and Mining. 4th Edition. Taylor and Francis E-Library,2005, ISBN 0-203-49908-5 .
ABRAMSON, L. W.; LEE, T. S.; SHARMA, S.; BOYCE, G. M. Slope Stability and Stabilization Methods. 2nd ed. Wiley, 2002. ISBN 978-0-471-38493-9 .
SARKAR, Kripamoy; PRADHAN, Sarada Prasad; SINGH, Trilok Nath (eds.). Landslides: Analysis, Modeling and Mitigation. Springer, 2025.

Advised literature

N. Lu, J.W. Godt: Hillslope Hydrology and Stability. Cambridge, February 2013. ISBN 9781107021068
Walton, G. ae al. (2004): Secure and Sustainable Final Slopes for SME Aggregate Quarries. Evenlode Books, Oxford, March 2004, ISBN 0897766882 .