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Back Analysis of a Landslide in a Residual Soil Slope in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

January 11, 2011

After a short period of relatively intense rainfall, a deep-seated landslide occurred in a slope in Rio de Janeiro.
On the following day, field inspection revealed full saturation of the failure mass, despite the inexistence of groundwater in
the slope. A comprehensive experimental investigation was undertaken to determine the ge...

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The Use of Fuzzy Sets in the Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Earth Dam Reinforcement

November 04, 2009

This paper shows the use of fuzzy logic to evaluate the effectiveness of the reinforcement of Santa Branca dam. The embankment reinforcement was found imperative once the dam had shown signs of instability process, as undesirable seepage and unexpected movements, just after the first impoundment. Stability analyses were carried out considering fuzzy var...

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