Residual soils of Hong Kong

2012 ◽  
pp. 463-490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles W.W. Ng ◽  
J. Xu
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Residual Soils

The Residual Soils of Hong Kong

Géotechnique ◽  
1965 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 180-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Lumb
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Residual Soils

Residual soils of Hong Kong

2012 ◽  
pp. 413-462 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles W.W. Ng ◽  
J. Xu
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Residual Soils

Slope stability in residual soils in Hong Kong

1982 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 521-525 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. J. Sweeney ◽  
P. K. Robertson
Keyword(s):  
Shear Strength ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Slope Failure ◽  
Triaxial Tests ◽  
Residual Soil ◽  
Residual Soils ◽  
Long Term Stability ◽  
Granite Residual Soil ◽  
Cut Slopes

A large number of steep, high cut slopes in residual soils exist in Hong Kong and many failures of such slopes have occurred, almost invariably during heavy rainfall. As a result, the long-term stability of many cut slopes is now in question.A brief review of past slope design and slope failure is presented.It has been found that the effective stress shear strength envelope of the Hong Kong soils is curved, particularly at low stress levels, and angles of friction are high. Shear strength results are presented from a series of multistage, consolidated drained, triaxial tests carried out on a typical decomposed Hong Kong granite residual soil. The results of the multistage tests are reviewed to assess the applicability of this type of test to residual soils.The importance of the curved shear strength envelope is discussed in relation to the observed slope failures.

Verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli infection: The Hong Kong experience

1998 ◽  
Vol 13 (11-s4) ◽  
pp. S289-S293 ◽  
Author(s):  
SSY WONG ◽  
WC YAM ◽  
PHM LEUNG ◽  
PCY WOO ◽  
KY YUEN
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Escherichia Coli Infection
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