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Author : Goodings, D.J.; and Schofield, A.N.
Date : 1985
Title : A centrifugal model study of slope instability in Ottawa area Champlain Sea clay.
Publication : Canadian Geotechnical Journal
Issue : 22(1):
Page(s) : 102-109
Abstract
Problems of serious slope instability in quick Champlain Sea clay, also known as Leda clay, found in eastern Canada, have been the subject of debate regarding mechanisms of failure and relevent strength characteristics. Eight intact samples of Ottawa area Champlain Sea clay were retrieved, formed into 19 different slope configurations, and tested as reduced-scale models on the Cambridge University 4.25 m diameter 150 g geotechnical centrifuge. Of these, 14 showed some manner of slope instability, ranging from deep intact slope movement, to slope degradation, to flowsliding.
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