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Fort Worth Geological Society
Abstract
ABSTRACT: Landslides Above the Walnut and Paluxy Formation?s Contact
By
1UTA,
Geology Department
2UTA, Civil & Env. Engineering Department
Laboratory investigations to determine the
mechanism(s) that induce the landsliding include Direct Shear and Plasticity
tests on undisturbed samples from the slide zones. Grain size distribution was
determined by sieve analysis, and X-ray
diffraction
was used to confirm the
presence of expansive clays. Data from various lab tests were used to generate
computer models of possible natural conditions during the sliding to test the
various failure mechanisms.