Design practices for rock slopes and rockfall management /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (sponsoring body.), United States. Federal Highway Administration (sponsoring body.)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : Transportation Research Board, 2022.
Series:	Synthesis of highway practice ; 588.
Subjects:	Rock slopes > Design. State of the practice State departments of transportation Rockfalls Rock slopes Hazard mitigation Design Case studies Landslide hazard analysis. Rockslides > Management.
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Table of Contents:

Summary - Chapter 1 Introduction - Role of Effective Rock Slope and Rockfall Mitigation Design - Synthesis Objectives - Synthesis Methodology - Terminology - Report Organization - Chapter 2 Literature Review - Slope Hazard Rating Systems and Site Selection - Slope Stability - Mitigation Measures and Selection Considerations - Chapter 3 State of the Practice - Questionnaire Responses - Chapter 4 Case Examples - Oregon Department of Transportation - Tennessee Department of Transportation - Utah Department of Transportation - Virginia Department of Transportation - Chapter 5 Summary of Findings - Design Goal Utilization - Site-Specific Goals - Pragmatism-Driven Decision Making - Future Research Opportunities