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The assessment of slope stability along NH-22 in Rampur-Jhakri Area, Himachal Pradesh

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The present paper demonstrates the assessment of slope stability analysis between Rampur to Jhakri road section along National Highway (NH-22), Himachal Pradesh, India. The different types of slope failures have affected most part of slopes which causes considerable loss of life and property, inconveniences such as disruption of traffic along highways. The poorly designed rock slopes for road widening or construction purposes may weaken the stability of the slopes. A detail field investigation has been carried out to collect the representative rock samples for determination of physico-mechanical properties of rock and joint data for kinematic analysis. The rocks exposed in the area are highly jointed quartzite and quartz-mica schist of Rampur-Larji Group of Palaeoproterozoic age. The continuous slope mass rating (CSMR) technique has been applied for the assessment of slope stability analysis at five vulnerable locations and the results shows slopes are partially stable to unstable. Kinematic analysis mainly shows wedge type of failure along with few toppling and planar failures. The existing slope required immediate treatment to prevent the failure for its long term stability.

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  1. Department of Applied Geology, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, 826 004, India

    Kripamoy Sarkar, Ashok Kumar Singh, Anurag Niyogi & Prasanta Kumar Behera

  2. Department of Mining Engineering, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, 826 004, India

    A. K. Verma

  3. Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, 400 076, India

    T. N. Singh

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Sarkar, K., Singh, A.K., Niyogi, A. et al. The assessment of slope stability along NH-22 in Rampur-Jhakri Area, Himachal Pradesh. J Geol Soc India 88, 387–393 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-016-0500-z

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