Abstract
Transport infrastructures like roads and railways constitute major tools for accelerating the economic, cultural and social development of societies. Transport infrastructures are normally spread across a large area, which calls for systematic ground investigation schemes that can provide an adequate characterisation of soil. When a transport infrastructure is to be built on sensitive clay deposits, assessment of landslides becomes a fundamental issue. In addition to taking into account the geometrical aspects, an assessment should address further characterisation of material, safety margins and possible post-failure movements of sliding mass. However, these are not straightforward tasks. This paper discusses how and why the fundamental behaviour of sensitive clays can influence the geotechnical assessment of transport infrastructures such as road or railways.
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