🔹 Week 6: Slope Stability and Earth Retaining Systems

• Objectives:

  • Assess slope stability for cut/fill slopes.

  • Analyze retaining wall design principles.

• Topics Covered:

  • Types of slope failures and causes.

  • Limit equilibrium methods (Fellenius, Bishop, Janbu).

  • Soil nailing, geogrids, and reinforcement techniques.

  • Earth pressure theories (Rankine, Coulomb).

  • Retaining wall types: gravity, cantilever, anchored.