Two large slips occurred on down side of Western Region main line to West of England; both occurred where line passes in cutting through Reading Beds, where they are thinly overlain by pebble gravel; somewhat unusual causes of slips and measures used to repair them described. (See also Engineer v 195 n 5068, 5069 Mar 13 1953 p 384-5, Mar 20 p 414-5; Engineering v 175 n 4550, 4551 Apr 10 1953 p 456-7, Apr 17 p 487-90; n 4550, Apr 10 1953 p 456-457; n 561 Mar 1953 p 252-4; Civ Eng (Lond) v 48 n 561, 562 Mar 1953 p 252-4, Apr p 353-6; n 21, May 22 1953 p 590-4)


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    Title :

    Soil failures in railway cutting


    Additional title:

    Ry Gaz


    Published in:

    Railway Gazette ; 48 , n 22


    Publication date :

    1953


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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