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1 Photographic feature: Monitoring of negative porewater pressure in silt slopes
by B. Vesterberg, R. Bertilsson, and H. Löfroth Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology Volume 50(3): August 1, 2017 © 2017 Swedish Geotechnical Institute

2 Example of a steep slope adjacent to a national road along the river Ångermanälven (Swedish Geotechnical Institute photograph). Example of a steep slope adjacent to a national road along the river Ångermanälven (Swedish Geotechnical Institute photograph). B. Vesterberg et al. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology 2017;50: © 2017 Swedish Geotechnical Institute

3 Map of Sweden and location of Sollefteå.
B. Vesterberg et al. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology 2017;50: © 2017 Swedish Geotechnical Institute

4 The slope at Nipuddsvägen (Westerberg et al. 2014).
B. Vesterberg et al. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology 2017;50: © 2017 Swedish Geotechnical Institute

5 The BAT piezometer (www.bat-gms.com).
B. Vesterberg et al. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology 2017;50: © 2017 Swedish Geotechnical Institute

6 A section of the slope by the Nipuddsvägen road with the location of the measuring points together with the location of each piezometer, moisture sensor and groundwater pipe (Westerberg et al. 2014). A section of the slope by the Nipuddsvägen road with the location of the measuring points together with the location of each piezometer, moisture sensor and groundwater pipe (Westerberg et al. 2014). B. Vesterberg et al. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology 2017;50: © 2017 Swedish Geotechnical Institute

7 Measured porewater pressures at point R3 at three depths below the ground surface and air temperature during the period January–June 2010. Measured porewater pressures at point R3 at three depths below the ground surface and air temperature during the period January–June 2010. B. Vesterberg et al. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology 2017;50: © 2017 Swedish Geotechnical Institute

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