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Engineering geological and geophysical investigations of a slope failure at Edinburgh Castle, Scotland

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Author	Donnelly, L. J. Culshaw, M. G. Hobbs, P. R. N. Flint, R. C. Jackson, P. D.
Copyright Year	2005
Abstract	Edinburgh Castle is one of Scotland’s most important heritage sites. It was built on a classic ‘crag and tail’ structure where the crag consists of columnar jointed basalt and the tail of sediments protected from glacial erosion by the ‘crag’.In 1997 apparent instability was observed on the southern side of the ‘tail’. A shallow slope failure was proved to have taken place within saturated, layered, cohesive to non-cohesive, loose to dense heterogeneous fill on a slope of 44°. The date of the initial failure is not known, but is likely to have taken place over a period of many years, since at least the 1950s.Remediation works were subsequently undertaken to stabilise the slope, consisting mainly of the installation of soil nails, a bi-axial geo-grid and minor filling to mitigate the effects of the ground movements and to facilitate repair of the retaining wall.Le château d’Edimbourg est l’un des plus importants sites historiques d’Ecosse. Il fut construit sur une structure glaciaire particulière, constituée d’un verrou glaciaire modelé dans des basaltes en colonnades et d’une accumulation aval de sédiments protégés de l’érosion glaciaire par le verrou.En 1997 une instabilité fut observée sur le côté sud de l’accumulation de sédiments. Un glissement peu profond s’était réalisé sur une pente de 44°, dans un remblai hétérogène, constitué de matériaux stratifiés, avec ou sans cohésion, lâches ou denses, saturés. La date de la rupture initiale n’est pas connue, mais le processus de rupture s’est vraisemblablement développé pendant plusieurs années, depuis au moins les années 1950.Des travaux de confortement furent entrepris en conséquence afin de stabiliser la pente. Ils ont comporté principalement un clouage des sols, l’installation d’une géogrille et quelques travaux de remblaiement afin d’atténuer les conséquences du mouvement de terrain et de faciliter la réparation du mur de soutènement.
Starting Page	119
Ending Page	137
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ISSN	14359529
Journal	Bulletin of the International Association of Engineering Geology - Bulletin de l'Association Internationale de Géologie de l'Ingénieur
Volume Number	64
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	14359537
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2005-04-02
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
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Subject Keyword	Château d’Edimbourg Monument historique Instabilité de pente Travaux de reconnaissance Travaux de confortement Glissement
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Resource Type	Article
Subject	Geology Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology

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