Full scale experimental test of slope failure
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan
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| People could not be aware of an increase of the potential risk of slope failure because any cracks were not seen prior to the slope failure. A developed monitoring system detected the creep phenomena of the shear strain in the shallow subsurface. 20 seconds of the time for escape was provided by the warning. |
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| A slope became unstable due to excavations. Click to go to the summary. |
About 7 minutes of time lag existed between the last excavation and a first failure. Click to go to the summary. |
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| A secondary failure occurred when 9 minutes elapsed after the first failure. Click to go to the summary. |
Relationship between the response of sensors and the slope failure. Click to go to the summary. |
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