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HORIZONTAL DRAINS AS EFFECTIVE MEASURE FOR LANDSLIDE REMEDIATION

Open Access
|Feb 2014

Abstract

Decrease of groundwater table level or decrease of buoyancy effects of groundwater is one of the most important landslide remediation measures. In Slovakia as well as in the world the horizontal drainage boreholes are often used for the landslide remediation. The article describes 40 years’ experience with use of the horizontal drainage boreholes in Slovakia, particularly in terms of their effectiveness and long-term functionality.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sgem-2013-0011 | Journal eISSN: 2083-831X | Journal ISSN: 0137-6365
Language: English
Page range: 129 - 141
Published on: Feb 14, 2014
Published by: Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 times per year

© 2014 Miloslav Kopecký, Martin Ondrášik, Darina Antolová, published by Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.