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TXT-tool 3.034-1.1: A Textural Classification of Argillaceous Rocks and Their Durability

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Argillaceous rocks can display a wide range of durability behavior after excavation and in cut slopes. This Text-Tool describes a new classification of argillaceous rocks based on their textural characteristics, highlighting the importance of properly classifying this type of rocks in order to predict the cut slope deterioration rates. Three main components of the classification scheme are the clastic framework, the fine-grained matrix, and the cementing agent. Unlike other schemes, the unlithified argillaceous sediments are included as well. The names proposed for the rocks broadly follow the existing nomenclature used in petrographic classifications. The durability of some argillaceous rock types has been assessed by taking into account a set of degradation features of the excavated slopes. It has been observed that the ratios of these textural components exert a strong control on the long-term durability of slopes.

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  1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya BarcelonaTech, Jordi Girona l-3, 08034, Barcelona, Spain

    Jordi Corominas & Joan Martinez-Bofill

  2. GEOMAR Enginyeria del Terreny, SLP. Valencia 1 subsòl Local 12, 08015, Barcelona, Spain

    Joan Martinez-Bofill

  3. Grup de Mineralogia Aplicada i Geoquímica de Fluids, Departament de Mineralogia, Petrologia i Geologia Aplicada, Facultat de Geologia, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Martí Franquès, s/n, Barcelona, Spain

    Albert Soler

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  1. International Consortium on Landslides, Kyoto, Japan

    Kyoji Sassa

  2. Civil and Environmental Engineering, California State University, Fullerton, California, USA

    Binod Tiwari

  3. Department of Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Ko-Fei Liu

  4. GNS Science, Lower Hutt, New Zealand

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  5. Geodynamics Research Center—branch of JSC “Hydroproject Institute”, Moscow, Russia

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Corominas, J., Martinez-Bofill, J., Soler, A. (2018). TXT-tool 3.034-1.1: A Textural Classification of Argillaceous Rocks and Their Durability. In: Sassa, K., Tiwari, B., Liu, KF., McSaveney, M., Strom, A., Setiawan, H. (eds) Landslide Dynamics: ISDR-ICL Landslide Interactive Teaching Tools . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57777-7_24

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