Hello everyone.
I have few questions. I will start with the following
one.
1) When conducting moisture content test on a soil
sample, can microwave oven be used as an alternative
to the normal oven? Actually the soil sample was
placed in a 900 watt microwave oven for 5 minutes.
Any comments on this procedure.
2) Can a slip circle failure occur within the
embankment material itself? The embankment is 16m high
with a 2m wide berm for every 6m. The embankment has
an inclination of 45 degress (V:H, 1:1). The
embankment has surface drainage.
I understand that for fill slopes ( embankments) the
mode of failure should be in the soft foundation,
where the toe of the embankment will heave.
3) There is another case where the fill materail of
the embankment is from mudstone origin. Actually the
is a small stream (wet weathered stream) flowing
underneath the embankment. I think the embankment
should fail with time as the fine particles at the
embankment toe are washed with the stream flow. Any
comments on that?
I wish someone could comment on the above posted
issues.
I had to post again as the first time I forget to put
in the Subject.
TQ.
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