The effectiveness of drainage systems in maintaining soil suction

This project involves the study of horizontal drainage systems and their effect on slope stabilisation. Horizontal drains have been used widely in this region as a means for removing groundwater which is the most common cause for slope instability. Typically, horizontal drainage systems are designed in a prescriptive nature and therefore provide an unquantifiable and relatively independable amount of benefit. Such has been the case in this region where local experience tends to govern the design.Master of Engineering (CSE