Thailand Hill and Mountain Slope Analysis: Design and Testing Considerations

Abstract

Slope segment gradients and lengths were field-measured in five widely scattered areas of Thailand. In each of these areas the lithology, geologic structure, climate, and vegetation differ considerably. The composite data include 2,798 slope segment lengths and their respective gradients from 157 traverses totaling 49.3 miles. There are no significant differences in the slope gradient frequency distributions of the five study areas. The composite slope segment gradient distributions is platykurtic from about 5 degrees to almost 30 degrees, and it is positive skewed. The platykurtic part of the curve is + or - 1 percent of the 14.5 percent level of occurrence. The distribution has no suggestion that slope gradients have a tendency to concentrate in several polymodal ranges for soil covered slopes in the large heterogeneous physiographic provinces of Thailand.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0744800

Entities

People

  • John Viletto Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Army Soldier Systems Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Photographs
  • Composite Materials
  • Earth Sciences
  • Forests
  • Frequency
  • Geographic Regions
  • Geology
  • Ground Vehicles
  • Materials
  • Military Operations
  • Photographs
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Range Finders
  • Terrain
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Topography
  • Vegetation

Fields of Study

  • Geology

Readers

  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Regression Analysis.