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Stability Assessment of Ukhrul-Jessami Road Cut Slopes, Ukhrul District, Manipur

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The present study is to assess the slope stability of road cuts along the National Highway 150 (202 present). Rock mass classification enables preliminary assessment of rock slope failure and guide the planners to choose suitable alignment for road construction and engineering structures. This technique includes collection of data from the intact rock and discontinuity parameters. Seven locations have been selected for slope stability analysis using RMR, SMR and CoSMR techniques. These empirical methods are used to determine the mode of failures and characterise the slope as well. Kinematic analysis deciphers the causes of instability and the mode of discontinuous rock failures. Results shows majority of road section between Ukhrul and Jessami falls under partial stable to unstable zone.

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    H. Bidyashwari & R. A. S. Kushwaha

  2. Department of Geology, Imphal College, Manipur, 795 001, India

    M. Okendro

  3. Maharaj Budhachandra College, Manipur, 795-005, India

    M. Chandra

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Bidyashwari, H., Okendro, M., Kushwaha, R.A.S. et al. Stability Assessment of Ukhrul-Jessami Road Cut Slopes, Ukhrul District, Manipur. J Geol Soc India 97, 744–750 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-021-1755-6

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