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Assessment 9.0: Soil Mechanics
Produce a 300 word report which...
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Assessment 9.0: Soil Mechanics
Produce a 300 word report which identifies the cause and effect
of slips in embankments and cuttings and the affect it might have
on safety of the line.The report should include the theory behind
soil mechanics – soil saturation, subsidence, inappropriate mineral
extraction, overloading of embankment by neighbouring construction
and subterranean fires. Include a range of potential solutions to
embankment stability risks.
- What is an embankment?
- What is a cutting?
- How do landslips occur?
- What are the potential problems if a landslip occurs on an
embankment.
- What are the potential problems if a landslip occurs in a
cutting?
- List 5 signs that a landslip may have occurred?
- List the potential solutions to embankment stability risk?
- What materials that were traditionally used to construct
railway embankments have the potential to cause subterranean
fires?
- What is the best way to prevent subterranean fires?
- List 4 potential causes of subterranean fires?