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Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology & Hydrogeology; August 1995; v. 28; no. 3; p. 253-266; DOI: 10.1144/GSL.QJEGH.1995.028.P3.04
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Engineering in weathered rock

S. R. Hencher1 and D. P. McNicholl2

1 Department of Earth Sciences, The University of Leeds, , Leeds LS2 9JT
2 Wardell Armstrong, , Lancaster Building, High Street, Newcastle under Lyme ST5 1PR, UK

The potential problems to be faced when engineering in zones of weathered rock are reviewed. Difficulties in formulating realistic geotechnical models by standard methods of site investigation and routine testing are emphasized and the consequences of being wrong are illustrated by examples. Alternative approaches for delineating weathered zones for design are presented. The constraining influence of particular characteristics of weathered zones on methods of construction are discussed with reference to brief case histories.




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