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NCHRP Synthesis 20-05/Topic 52-18 [Final (Synthesis)]

Design Practices for Rock Slopes and Rockfall Management
[ NCHRP 20-05 (Synthesis of Information Related to Highway Practices) ]

  Project Data
Funds: $45,000
Authorization to Begin Work: 5/1/2020 -- estimated
Staff Responsibility: Jo Allen Gause
Research Agency: Landslide Technology
Principal Investigator: Darren Beckstrand
Effective Date: 10/16/2020
Completion Date: 6/28/2022
Fiscal Year: 2021

While there are no national standards for rock slope design and rockfall management, many state departments of transportation (DOTs) have developed their own design goals and objectives.

The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's NCHRP Synthesis 588: Design Practices for Rock Slopes and Rockfall Management documents DOT practices for the design of rock slopes and rockfall mitigation systems.

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