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Landslide in Hilly ...

c. Nailing. Nails are installed perpendicular to and through the failure
plane, and are designed to resist bending and shear (rather than tension)
using geotechnical engineering principles. Potential failure surfaces less
than 2 m deep normally require the nails to be wider near the top, which
may be achieved with steel plates fastened at the nail heads.
Fig 8: Nailing to prevent landslide

d. Geo-grids. Geo-grids are synthetic materials used to reinforce the
ground. The insertion of geo-synthetic reinforcements (generally in the
direction in which the deformation has developed) has the function of
conferring greater stiffness and stability upon the ground, increasing its
capacity to be subjected to greater deformations without fracturing
Fig 9: Geo-grids to prevent landslide

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