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By: Cornforth, Derek H. © 2005
John Wiley & Sons
Description: Complete with hundreds of informative illustrations and 17 Digitized Graphs, this book is a valuable resource for engineers, geologists, consulting firms, and construction companies, as well as landscape architects, land developers, and trial lawyers in the construction industry. 
Front Matter
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Preface
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Table of Contents
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Interactive Graphs
 Table (17)
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Part A. Investigations and Analyses
1. Landslides
2. Landslide Occurrences
3. Field Investigations
4. Inclinometers and Piezometers
5. Groundwater
6. Laboratory Shear Strength Measurements on Soils
7. Properties of Sands and Other Cohesionless Soils
8. Properties of Clays and Cohesive Soils
9. Slope Stability Analyses
10. Stability Margin
11. Erosion Control
12. Earthquake-Induced Landslides
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Part B. Remedial and Preventative Options
13. Common Issues in Remediation
14. Alternatives to Full Remediation of a Landslide
15. Earthworks
16. Erosion Control Measures
17. Dewatering Systems
18. Seepage Barriers
19. Retaining Walls
20. Earth Reinforcement Systems
21. Liquefaction Mitigation Techniques
22. Slip Surface Strengthening
23. Landslide Hazard
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Part C. Selected Case Histories
24. Washington Park Reservoirs Slide
25. Beaver Shoreline Erosion
26. Bonners Ferry Slide
27. Washington Park Station Slide
28. Pelton Park Slide
29. Pelton Upper Slide
30. Skagway Marine Slide
31. Faraday Slide
32. Goat Lick Slide
33. Hagg Lake, Slides 4 and 3
34. Hagg Lake Slide 6
35. Crown Point Highway Slide
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References
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Credits
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Case History Cross-References
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Index
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