Influence of water content on the shear strength parameters of clayey soil in relation to stability analysis of a hillside in Brno region

BLAHOVA KRISTÝNA, SEVELOVA LENKA, PILAŘOVA PAVLA: Infl uence of water content on the shear strength parameters of clayey soil in relation to stability analysis of a hillside in Brno region. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 2013, LXI, No. 6, pp. 1583–1588 Shear strength of soils is highly aff ected by moisture conditions (i.e. water content), especially if the soil contains clay materials. Usually the laboratory specimen, which are used to determine shear strength of soil are prepared at water content and dry density same as in the fi eld conditions, without respect to the fact, that the conditions in the future might not remain the same. For the purpose of this study