Geotechnical Challenges for the European TEN-T Network – SMARTRail and Beyond

Title: Geotechnical Challenges for the European TEN-T Network – SMARTRail and Beyond
Creator: Gavin, Kenneth; Reale, Cormac; Xue, Jianfeng
Date: 2014
Type: Text; Conference paper
Identifier: http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/162473
Identifier: vital:12662
Abstract: Climate change is leading to increased incidence of slope instability across the globe. As well as causing a risk to human life, slope failures can cause severe disruption to transport networks. Infrastructure managers who control road and rail networks need to manage risks associated with earth slopes, many of which were built before the advent of modern design and construction standards. This paper discusses two key steps in the slope management process: (i) locating potential failures and (ii) rational analysis of slopes. Recent work completed in the EU FP7 SMARTRAIL project is described and a case study is presented demonstrating how the potential damaging effects of rainfall can be considered in a rational framework.
Relation: 3rd International Conference on Road and Rail Infrastructure – CETRA 2014 p. 21-34
Rights: This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
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