Slope Stability Quiz

Is an actuve clay to be triggered by removal of vegetation and placement of roadfill

• Rotational Landslide

• Wedge sliding

• Translatiry sliding

• Rapid earthflow

Involves rigid body rotation with no internal dissipation in energy A. Rotational landsliding analysis B. Translatory landsliding analysis C. Wedge landsliding analysis D. Earthflow analysis

• Rotational landsliding analysis

• Translatory landsliding analysis

• Wedge landsliding analysis

• Earthflow analysis

Basic tool for estimating the safety factor of a slope. A. Lower- bound plastic limit analysis B. Upper- bound plastic limit analysis C. Slope stability analysis D. Translatory Land sliding Analysis

• Lower- bound plastic limit analysis

• Upper- bound plastic limit analysis

• Slope stability analysis

• Translatory Land sliding Analysis

Are common in jointed rocks with steeply dipping intersecting planar discontinuities. A. Wedge failures B. Landslide C. Critical arc D. Joint failures

• Wedge failures

• Landslide

• Critical arc

• Joint failures

refers to the condition that an inclined slope can withstand its own weight and external forces without experiencing displacement. a. Wedge landsliding analysis b. Earthflow analysis c. Slope stability d. Shear strength

• Wedge landsliding analysis

• Earthflow analysis

• Slope stability

• Shear strength

It refers to when the groundwater flow in a slope is parallel to the surface of the slope without it penetrating through. It is observed when the soil is impermeable, or the slope is properly sealed to prevent seepage. A. Parallel Flow without Seepage B. Horizontal Flow with Full Seepage C. Parabolic Top Flow line D. Rotational Flow Line

• Parallel Flow without Seepage

• Horizontal Flow with Full Seepage

• Parabolic Top Flow line

• Rotational Flow Line

Also known as “live load”, is one that changes in direction and position. Examples are people, earthquakes, and etc. The rainfall and earthquakes are two major factors that provoke landslides. A. Dynamic Loading B. Kinematic Loading C. Crest Loading D. Dead Loading

• Dynamic Loading

• Kinematic Loading

• Crest Loading

• Dead Loading

This are woven or non-woven fabrics that is used to protect the slope from erosion. A. Geogrids B. Geotextile C. Geo hives D. Geonets

• Geogrids

• Geotextile

• Geo hives

• Geonets

The rapid earthflow potential can be analyzed using a mechanism suggested by.

• Odenstad

• Mitchell and Markell

• Broms and Carson

• Terzaghi, Bea and Audibert

Describes and analyze translatory sliding in natural slopes in heavily overconsolidated residual soil. A. Bjerrum B. Progressive failure C. Law and Lumb D. Mollard

• Bjerrum

• Progressive failure

• Law and Lumb

• Mollard