Engineering Geology for Society and Territory - Volume 2: Landslide Processes

Front Matter....Pages i-xlvii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Using the Working Classification of Landslides to Assess the Danger from a Natural Slope....Pages 3-12
Understanding the Mechanism of Large-Scale Landslides....Pages 13-32
Natural River Damming: Climate-Driven or Seismically Induced Phenomena: Basics for Landslide and Seismic Hazard Assessment....Pages 33-41
Key Issues in Rock Fall Modeling, Hazard and Risk Assessment for Rockfall Protection....Pages 43-58
Observing, Modelling and Checking Slope Behaviour: Is There a Better Way to Fully Exploit the Expertise of Geologists and Engineers at the Same Time?....Pages 59-77
Landslide Risk Assessment at Cultural Heritage Sites....Pages 79-103
Depletion of the Cretacic Carbonate Aquifer in the Salento Peninsula (Southeastern Italy): The Case of the Chidro Spring....Pages 105-109
Front Matter....Pages 111-111
Monitoring of the Shallow Landslide Using UAV Photogrammetry and Geodetic Measurements....Pages 113-116
Performance of an Acoustic Emission Monitoring System to Detect Subsurface Ground Movement at Flat Cliffs, North Yorkshire, UK....Pages 117-120
Application of Modular Underground Monitoring System (MUMS) to Landslides Monitoring: Evaluation and New Insights....Pages 121-124
Reliability of Field Measurements of Displacements in Two Cases of Viaduct-Extremely Slow Landslide Interactions....Pages 125-128
Monitoring of an Ancient Landslide Phenomenon by GBSAR Technique in the Maierato Town (Calabria, Italy)....Pages 129-133
Bank Slope Monitoring with Integrated Fiber Optical Sensing Technology in Three Gorges Reservoir Area....Pages 135-138
Proposition of a Landslide Monitoring System in Czech Carpathians....Pages 139-142
The Analysis of Landslide Dynamics Based on Automated GNSS Monitoring—A Case Study....Pages 143-146
Preliminary Analysis and Monitoring of the Rock Slope on the M-22 Highroad Near Ljig in Serbia, Using LiDAR Data....Pages 147-150
Vein of Groundwater Flow Behavior in a Land-Slide by Continuous Monitoring of Ground Temperature....Pages 151-154
Multi-parameter Monitoring of a Slow Moving Landslide: Ripley Slide, British Columbia, Canada....Pages 155-158
Reliability and Precision of a Network for Monitoring Very Slow Movements with a Total Station....Pages 159-164
Front Matter....Pages 165-165
Role of Neotectonic Activity in Triggering Landslide in Dehradun Valley, Garhwal Himalaya, India....Pages 167-171
Front Matter....Pages 165-165
Assessing the Quality of Landslide Hazard Prediction Patterns by Cross-Validation....Pages 173-176
Landslide Susceptibility Zoning Using GIS Tools: An Application in the Germanasca Valley (NW Italy)....Pages 177-181
Reduction of Rockfall Risk of the Teleferik Area of Santorini, Greece....Pages 183-188
Structure and Characteristics of Landslide Input Data and Consequences on Landslide Susceptibility Assessment and Prediction Capability....Pages 189-192
Standardization for Flexible Debris Retention Barriers....Pages 193-196
Sensitivity Analysis for Shallow Landsliding Susceptibility Assessment in Northern Tuscany....Pages 197-200
Evaluating the Effect of Modelling Methods and Landslide Inventories Used for Statistical Susceptibility Modelling....Pages 201-204
Application of a Geomorphologic-Heuristic Model to Estimate the Landslides Reactivation Likelihood in the Emilia-Romagna Region (Italy)....Pages 205-209
Front Matter....Pages 211-211
Gravity-Induced Fracturing in Large Rockslides: Possible Evidence from Vajont....Pages 213-216
Monitoring and Stability Analysis of a Coal Mine Waste Heap Slope in Korea....Pages 217-220
A Detailed Study of the Cedar City Landslide, Utah, U.S.A....Pages 221-225
New Interpretation of Lemeglio Coastal Landslide (Liguria, Italy) Based on Field Survey and Integrated Monitoring Activities....Pages 227-231
Analysis of Seasonal Slope Acceleration at the Beauregard Dam Site (Italy) Using CrEAM....Pages 233-236
Interactions Between Tunnels and Unstable Slopes: Role of Excavation....Pages 237-242
Hazard Assessment of Unstable and Potential Unstable Rock Slopes in Storfjord (Western Norway)....Pages 243-248
Characterizing Slope Stability of Colluvial Soils in Ohio Using LiDAR Data....Pages 249-253
Interaction of Extremely Slow Landslides with Transport Structures in the Alpine Glacial Isarco Valley....Pages 255-259
Analysis of the Landslide Mechanic Based on the Groundwater-Induced Landslide Flume Experiments....Pages 261-266
Evaluation of the Possibilities for Construction on Ancient Landslide....Pages 267-271
Characterization, Geometry, Temporal Evolution and Controlling Mechanisms of the Jettan Rock-Slide, Northern Norway....Pages 273-278
Front Matter....Pages 211-211
Landslide Hazard Assessment of Oryahovo Area, Bulgaria....Pages 279-282
Tectonic Stress as Possible Co-predisposing Factor for Landslides Along the Central Adriatic Coast of Italy....Pages 283-287
Characterization and Assessment of Large Landslide Movement Along the Bursa-Inegöl-Bozüyük Highway in Turkey....Pages 289-293
Slope Instability Detection Along the National 7 and the Potrerillos Dam Reservoir, Argentina, Using the Small-Baseline InSAR Technique....Pages 295-299
Analysis of Slope Stability by Back-Calculation Along the Paute River Valley: Application to Construction of the Mazar Hydroelectric Project—Ecuador....Pages 301-306
Understanding the Genesis of Mass Transport Deposits (MTDs) for Safe Mining Planning: Anhovo Quarry, Western Slovenia....Pages 307-310
Large Induced Displacements and Slides Around an Open Pit Lignite Mine, Ptolemais Basin, Northern Greece....Pages 311-315
Slope Mechanical Modelling: Contribution of Multi-Geophysical Imagery....Pages 317-321
Velocity Prediction on Time-Variant Landslides Using Moving Response Functions: Application to La Barmasse Rockslide (Valais, Switzerland)....Pages 323-327
The Use of Remote Sensing Techniques and Runout Analysis for Hazard Assessment of an Unstable Rock Slope at Storhaugen, Manndalen, Norway....Pages 329-332
Comparing Satellite Based and Ground Based Radar Interferometry and Field Observations at the Canillo Landslide (Pyrenees)....Pages 333-337
Methods to Estimate the Surfaces Geometry and Uncertainty of Landslide Failure Surface....Pages 339-343
Mechanical Modeling and Geophysical Monitoring for Landslide Processes....Pages 345-348
Investigation, Monitoring and Modelling of a Rapidly Evolving Rockslide: The Mt. de la Saxe Case Study....Pages 349-354
Front Matter....Pages 355-355
Passive Seismic Techniques for the Assessment of Dynamic Slope Stability Conditions....Pages 357-361
Definition of the Reinoso de Cerrato Active Landslide Using Electrical Resistivity Tomography....Pages 363-369
Application of Ambient Vibration Techniques for Monitoring the Triggering of Rapid Landslides....Pages 371-374
Feasibility Assessment of Landslide Monitoring by Means of SAR Interferometry: A Case Study in the Ötztal Alps, Austria....Pages 375-378
Remote and Terrestrial Ground Monitoring Techniques Integration for Hazard Assessment and Prediction in Densely Populated Mountain Areas....Pages 379-383
Quantifying the Volume of Potential Landslides: A Case Study....Pages 385-389
Front Matter....Pages 355-355
Linking Sub-surface Slidequakes to Superficial Fissure Growth and Displacement Analysis: The Super-Sauze Mudslide Field Campaign 2010....Pages 391-394
Using Data from Multiple SAR Sensors in Landslide Characterization: Case Studies from Different Geomorphological Contexts in Italy....Pages 395-398
High Resolution PSI for Mapping Ground Deformations and Infrastructure Instability....Pages 399-403
Evaluation of Pleiades Images for Rainfall-Triggered Shallow Landslides Mapping....Pages 405-409
Application of Persistent Scatterers Interferometry Time-Series Analysis (PS-Time) to Enhance the Radar Interpretation of Landslide Movements....Pages 411-415
Surface Displacement Time Series Retrieved by Fully Exploiting Space-Borne SAR Data....Pages 417-420
Estimation of Ground Movement Using Multi-temporal Data from Airborne LiDAR....Pages 421-424
Automatic Rockfalls Volume Estimation Based on Terrestrial Laser Scanning Data....Pages 425-428
Using Airborne LiDAR DEM to Determine the Bedrock Incision Rate: An Indirect Dating from Landslide Sliding Surface, Taiwan....Pages 429-434
Rock Slope Monitoring and Risk Management for Railway Infrastructure in the White Canyon, British Columbia, Canada....Pages 435-439
The Use of Airborne LiDAR Data in Basin-Fan System Monitoring: An Example from Southern Calabria (Italy)....Pages 441-444
Seismic Landslide Evolution and Debris Flow Development: A Case Study in the Hongchun Catchment, Wenchuan Area of China....Pages 445-449
Deformation Monitoring and Recognition of Surface Mine Slope Using LiDAR....Pages 451-454
Use of Multiple Digital Terrain Models and Aerial Orthophotos for Landscape Evolution in Tsaoling Landslide Area....Pages 455-460
Front Matter....Pages 461-461
Numerical Simulation of Initiation of Rainfall-Induced Debris Flow....Pages 463-467
Debris-Flow Monitoring at the Rebaixader Torrent, Central Pyrenees, Spain. Results on Initiation, Volume and Dynamic Behaviour....Pages 469-472
Multiple Load Case on Flexible Shallow Landslide Barriers: Shallow Landslide and Rockfall....Pages 473-477
The Debris Flow Movement Characteristics and Risk Assessment in the Lamaxi Gully, Sichuan Province, China....Pages 479-483
Are Torrent Check-Dams Potential Debris-Flow Sources?....Pages 485-488
Genesis of Coarse Particles in Channels and Slopes of Mountainous Catchments, Quadrilátero Ferrífero, Southeastern Brazil....Pages 489-493
Front Matter....Pages 461-461
Numerical Simulation of Debris Flow Affected Area Caused by Different Precipitations....Pages 495-499
Heuristic Method for Landslide Susceptibility Assessment in the Messina Municipality....Pages 501-504
A Review of “8.8” Debris Flow in Zhouqu....Pages 505-508
Contribution to the Runout Evaluation of Potential Debris Flows in Peloritani Mountains (Messina, Italy)....Pages 509-513
Shallow Landslides Triggered by the 25 October 2011 Extreme Rainfall in Eastern Liguria (Italy)....Pages 515-519
Analysis and Reconstructed Modelling of the Debris Flow Event of the 21st of July 2012 of St. Lorenzen (Styria, Austria)....Pages 521-524
Comparison of Scenarios After Ten Years: The Influence of Input Parameters in Val Canale Valley (Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy)....Pages 525-529
Field Observations of the Disastrous 11 July 2013 Debris Flows in Qipan Gully, Wenchuan Area, Southwestern China....Pages 531-535
Suitability of Mono- and Two-Phase Modeling of Debris Flows for the Assessment of Granular Debris Flow Hazards: Insights from a Case Study....Pages 537-543
Massive Debris Flow Event on Pacific Northwest Volcanoes, USA, November 2006: Causes, Effects and Relationship to Climate Change....Pages 545-550
Front Matter....Pages 551-551
Development History of Landslide-Related Sagging Geomorphology in Orogenic Belts: Examples in Central Japan....Pages 553-558
Deep-Seated Gravitational Slope Deformation in Greywacke Rocks of the Tararua Range, North Island, New Zealand....Pages 559-564
Geomorphological Analyses, Geomatic Surveys and Numerical Modelling for the Characterization of the Chervaz Deep-Seated Gravitational Slope Deformation, Chambave (AO)....Pages 565-569
Characterisation and Kinematics of Deep-Seated Rockslides in Foliated Metamorphic Rock Masses....Pages 571-575
Catastrophic Landslides and Their Precursory Deep-Seated Gravitational Slope Deformation Induced by the River Rejuvenation in the Kii Mountains, Central Japan....Pages 577-581
CrEAM Modelling of Groundwater-Triggered Landslide Acceleration at the Utiku Landslide (New Zealand)....Pages 583-586
Recognition and Genetic Mechanism of Sanmashan Deep-Seated Landslide, Three Gorges Reservoir Area, China....Pages 587-591
Deep Seated Gravitational Slope Deformations and Large Landslides Interfering with Fluvial Dynamics; Examples from Central Apennines (Italy)....Pages 593-597
Inventory of Rock Slope Deformations Affecting Folded Sedimentary Layers in Moderate Relief Context: The Case of the Livingstone Range Anticlinorium, AB, Canada....Pages 599-604
Inherited and Active Tectonic Controls on the Piz Dora DSGSD (Val Müstair, Switzerland)....Pages 605-608
Front Matter....Pages 551-551
Recent Advances in Satellite Radar Data Processing and Their Support to the Characterization of DSGSDs in the Alps....Pages 609-612
Rockslide Monitoring Through Multi-temporal LiDAR DEM and TLS Data Analysis....Pages 613-617
Front Matter....Pages 619-619
Objective Definition of Rainfall Intensity-Duration Thresholds for Post-fire Flash Floods and Debris Flows in the Area Burned by the Waldo Canyon Fire, Colorado, USA....Pages 621-624
Landslide Early Warning System and Web Tools for Real-Time Scenarios and for Distribution of Warning Messages in Norway....Pages 625-629
Case Histories of Slope Failure and Landslide Disaster Prevention by Using a Low Cost Tilt Sensor Monitoring System....Pages 631-635
Rain and Earthquake-Induced Landslides in West Java, Indonesia, Case Study in Subang Area Near the Baribis Fault, with Implications for an Early Warning System....Pages 637-640
Monitoring and Risk Management of the Rockfall in Spitz (Austria)....Pages 641-646
Prediction of the Rainfall-Induced Landslides: Applications of FLAME in the French Alps....Pages 647-651
The Community-Based Alert and Alarm System for Rainfall Induced Landslides in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil....Pages 653-657
Implementation of a Probabilistic Model of Landslide Occurrence on a Civil Protection Alert System at Regional Scale....Pages 659-662
Traditional Landslides Measurement Practiced in Saiha Sinking Area, Southern Mizoram, North-East India....Pages 663-667
Front Matter....Pages 669-669
Facies Succession of Rock Avalanches Triggered by Wenchuan Earthquake, Sichuan, China....Pages 671-680
Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessment of Seismically Induced Landslide for Bakacak-Dϋzce Region....Pages 681-684
Preliminary Study on Contribution of Predominant Frequency Components of Strong Motion for Earthquake-Induced Landslide....Pages 685-689
Numerical Simulation for an Earthquake-Induced Catastrophic Landslide Considering Strain-Softening Characteristics of Sensitive Clays....Pages 691-695
The Analysis of Dynamics Characteristics of Large-Scale Wenjiagou Landslide-Sturzstrom Triggered by Wenchuan Earthquake....Pages 697-702
Impact of Ground Effects for an Appropriate Mitigation Strategy in Seismic Area: The Example of Guatemala 1976 Earthquake....Pages 703-708
Historical Co-seismic Landslides Inventory and Analysis Using Google Earth: A Case Study of 1920 M8.5 Haiyuan Earthquake, China....Pages 709-712
Earthquake-Induced Landslides: An Overview....Pages 713-715
Hazard Mapping of Earthquake-Induced Deep-Seated Catastrophic Landslides Along the Median Tectonic Line in Shikoku by Using LiDAR DEM and Airborne Resistivity Data....Pages 717-720
Front Matter....Pages 669-669
Prediction of Susceptible Areas of Future Earthquake Induced by Landslides in Padang Pariaman District, West Sumatera, Indonesia....Pages 721-726
Mapping Earthquake-Induced Landslide Susceptibility in Central Italy....Pages 727-730
The Effect of Vibration Generated by 2D-Seismic Survey Operation on Natural Slope Instability....Pages 731-735
Validating the Classification of Earthquake-Induced Landslide Hazard Levels Based on Data Provided by Large Scale Mapping of Failures Induced by 2003 Lefkada, Greece Earthquake....Pages 737-741
A Procedure for Comprehensive Analysis of Slope Failure During and Post Mainshock....Pages 743-746
Comparisons and Numerical Simulations of Two Debris-Flow Events Induced by the 2011 Northern Nagano Prefecture Earthquake and by the 2008 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku Earthquake....Pages 747-752
A New Movement Mechanism of Earthquake-Induced Landslides by Considering the Trampoline Effect of Vertical Seismic Loading....Pages 753-757
Regional Patterns of Landslides from the 2011 Tohoku, Japan Earthquake....Pages 759-763
Earthquake Triggered Landslides: The Case Study of a Roadway Network in Molise Region (Italy)....Pages 765-768
Dynamic Centrifuge Modelling Tests for Toppling Rock Slopes....Pages 769-774
Rock Bridge Failure Caused by the Aysèn 2007 Earthquake (Patagonia, Chile)....Pages 775-780
Front Matter....Pages 781-781
A Kinematic Analysis of an Ancient Rockslide at Lake Fundudzi, South Africa....Pages 783-786
A Systematic Approach for the Quantification of Rock Slope Stability....Pages 787-790
Stability Assessment, Potential Collapses and Future Evolution of the West Face of the Drus (3,754 m a.s.l., Mont Blanc Massif)....Pages 791-795
Pit Wall Failure Analysis on the West Wall of Batu Hijau Open Pit Mine, PT. Newmont Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia....Pages 797-800
Determination of Parameter Properties for Failure Analysis Based on Atterberg Test in East Wall Area, Batu Hijau Open Pit, Sumbawa, Indonesia....Pages 801-804
Landslide Process of Baotaping Slope with Horizontal Layer in the Reservoir Area of the Three Gorges Project, Yangtze River, China....Pages 805-808
A Methodology for a Risk Analysis on Mid-Magnitude Rockfalls, if Only a Very Limited State of Data Is Available, Shown on the Example of the Area Berchtesgaden....Pages 809-812
Failure Mechanisms of the Mount Catiello Rock Avalanche in the Sorrento-Amalfi Peninsula (Southern Italy)....Pages 813-816
Failure and Mobilization Analysis of Mid-Magnitude Rockfalls on a Steep Limestone Slope in the Bavarian Alps....Pages 817-820
Front Matter....Pages 781-781
Characterization of the Invisible: Determine Reliable Parameters for a Sliding Plain....Pages 821-825
Rock Slope Stability Assessment of Limestone Quarry; An Example from Istanbul Cebeci Region, Turkey....Pages 827-831
Formation and Re-activation of Ancient Translational Rock “Megaslides” in the Echo Cliffs, Grand Canyon Area, Arizona....Pages 833-838
Coupled Hydro-Mechanical Analysis for Rainfall-Induced Failure of Fractured Rock Slopes....Pages 839-843
Front Matter....Pages 845-845
Existing Embankment Structures Vulnerability: A Rapid Assessment Method....Pages 847-851
An Innovative Method to Evaluate Degree of Compaction of River Embankments....Pages 853-856
Construction and Performance of Geo-engineering Structures for Combating Gully Erosion in South-Eastern Nigeria....Pages 857-864
A Monitoring System to Study Seepage Through River Embankments....Pages 865-869
Use of Plastic Diaphragms to Improve the Resistance of River Embankments Against Hydraulic Failures....Pages 871-875
Seismic Stability Analyses of the Po River Banks....Pages 877-880
Front Matter....Pages 881-881
Possible Causes of Accelerating Landslide Motion in Confined Environment....Pages 883-885
The Unsolved Problems of Large Landslide Complexes in Soft Rocks....Pages 887-890
Preliminary Engineering Geological Characterization of the ca. 20 km³ Dangkhar Landslide in the Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh, India....Pages 891-894
The Gigantic Komansu Rock Avalanche Deposit in the Glaciated Alai Valley, Northern Pamir of Central Asia....Pages 895-898
New Pieces to the Flims-Tamins Rockslide Puzzle....Pages 899-903
Giant Landslides in Low-Gradient Landscapes: A Global Perspective....Pages 905-908
Massive Rock Slope Failures and Episodic Landform Development Generate Complex Geohazards in the Northwest Himalayan Syntaxis....Pages 909-913
Stability and Failure Mechanisms of Large Land-Slides in the Volcanic Island Flanks of the Canary Islands....Pages 915-919
The Cerro Caquilluco–Cerrillos Negros Giant Rock Avalanches (Tacna, Peru)....Pages 921-924
Front Matter....Pages 925-925
Modelling Landslide Susceptibility for a Large Geographical Area Using Weights of Evidence in Lower Austria, Austria....Pages 927-930
Front Matter....Pages 925-925
Hazard and Risk Related to Earthquake-Triggered Landslides....Pages 931-934
Classification as the Basic Tool of Landslide Study—Classification Process Analysis....Pages 935-939
Landslide Susceptibility Maps in the Rock Slopes of the Ventotene Island (Latium, Italy)....Pages 941-945
Development of Landslide Susceptibility Map of Croatia....Pages 947-950
Using of Analytic Hierarchy Process for Landslide Hazard Zonation in Zanjan Province, Iran....Pages 951-955
Shallow Landslide Process and Hazard Mapping Using a Soil Strength Probe....Pages 957-960
Evaluation of Slope Stability of Small Valleys Based on the Soil Strength Probe: An Example in Southern Gifu Prefecture, Central Japan....Pages 961-965
Landslides Inventory in the Messina Municipality Area: Integration of Historical and Field Survey Data....Pages 967-970
Nationwide Landslide Hazard Analysis and Mapping in Taiwan....Pages 971-974
A Novel Approach to Integrate Effects of Vegetation Changes on Slope Stability....Pages 975-978
Broad Gauge Rail Link Between Sivok in West Bengal and Rangpo in the State of Sikkim with Future Connectivity to Gangtok (Sikkim)—Shallow-Landslide Susceptibility Map....Pages 979-983
GIS-Based Landslide Susceptibility Mapping in the Great Lakes Region of Africa, Case Study of Bujumbura Burundi....Pages 985-988
Towards the Evaluation of Landslide Hazard in the Mountainous Area of Evritania, Central Greece....Pages 989-993
Landslide Susceptibility Mapping with Data Mining Methods—a Case Study from Maily-Say, Kyrgyzstan....Pages 995-998
Cycloids: Construction of a Dynamic Pattern for Cartographic Representation of Landslides....Pages 999-1002
Front Matter....Pages 1003-1003
Contrasting Anthropogenically Influenced Landslides in Two Different Terrain Conditions in the Southwestern Part of Peninsular India....Pages 1005-1010
Geotechnical Characterisation and Stability Assessment of Two Pitwall Slopes at a Large Aggregate Quarry, Durban, South Africa....Pages 1011-1014
Study on Formation Mechanism of Rockfall in Kaiyang Phosphate Mining Area....Pages 1015-1021
Landslide Phenomena in Greece: Types of Movement Related to the Lithology and Structure of the Geological Formations....Pages 1023-1027
Diagnosis of Slow Landslides Affecting Tectonised Clayey Slopes (Southern Apennines)....Pages 1029-1032
Front Matter....Pages 1003-1003
Engineering Geological and Hydrogeological Characterization of Acero Landslide (Upper Sturla Valley, Northern Apennine)....Pages 1033-1036
Geomorphological Analysis of Large Scale Slope Instability, Trotternish, Isle of Skye....Pages 1037-1040
Physically Based Rainfall Thresholds for Shallow Landslide Initiation at Regional Scales....Pages 1041-1044
The Instability of Colluvial Mantle in Turbidite Flysch Series of the Cilento Region (Campania–Southern Italy): the November 26, 2010, Ostigliano Translational Slide....Pages 1045-1048
Relationships between Landslides Phenomena and Road Network: An Example from the Hilly Region of Asti Province (North-Western Italy)....Pages 1049-1053
The “Tektonik” Landslide at Mailuu Suu, Kyrgyz Republic....Pages 1055-1059
Landslides in Tertiary Basalts at Murrurundi, Australia....Pages 1061-1064
Landslide Activity and Integrated Monitoring Network: The Greci Slope (Lago, Calabria, Italy)....Pages 1065-1068
Hydro-mechanical Analysis of an Unsaturated Pyroclastic Slope Based on Monitoring Data....Pages 1069-1073
Basic Features of the Landslides’ Viscous Flow....Pages 1075-1078
The Geomorphologic Survey as Tool to Support Risk Management After Landslide Reactivation: The Case Study of Sauna di Corniglio Landslide (Northern Apennines, Italy)....Pages 1079-1082
Geotechnical Characterization and Slope Stability of a Relict Landslide in Bimsoils (Blocks in Matrix Soils) in Dowtown Genoa, Italy....Pages 1083-1088
Landslide Investigation and Monitoring at Ciloto, West Java, Indonesia....Pages 1089-1096
Front Matter....Pages 1097-1097
Weathering Geochemical Behavior and Slope Failure Characteristics of Black Strata in Guizhou and Guangxi Province, Southwest China....Pages 1099-1104
Longevity of Landslide Dams....Pages 1105-1108
Shear Strength and Collapsibility of Gypsifierous Soils....Pages 1109-1115
Study on the Stability of Unsaturated Soil Slope Based on the Finite Element Strength Reduction Method....Pages 1117-1124
The Landslide Dam of Ventia Creek (Umbria, Central Italy)....Pages 1125-1128
Landslide Hazard: Risk Zonation and Impact Wave Analysis for the Bumbuma Dam—Sierra Leone....Pages 1129-1134
Study on Reactivation and Deformation Process of XierGuazi Ancient-Landslide in Heishui Reservoir of Southwestern China....Pages 1135-1141
Front Matter....Pages 1097-1097
The Classification of Damming Landslides and Landslide Dams Induced by the Wenchuan Earthquake....Pages 1143-1147
Large-Scale Shaking Table Tests of Landslide Dams....Pages 1149-1154
Seepage Stability and Dam-Breaking Mode of Tangjiashan Barrier Dam Induced by the Wenchuan Earthquake....Pages 1155-1162
The Internal Structure and Stability of Some Large Landslide Dams Induced by the 2008 Wenchuan (M w 7.9) Earthquake, China....Pages 1163-1169
Detecting Premonitory Phenomena of Landslide Dam Failure by Piping....Pages 1171-1175
A Large-Scale Test on Overtopping Failure of Two Artificial Dams in Taiwan....Pages 1177-1181
Front Matter....Pages 1183-1183
Monitoring of Rainfall Induced Landslides in Relation to Weather Conditions at Selected Locations in Polish Carpathians....Pages 1185-1190
ArcGIS V.10 Landslide Susceptibility Data Mining Add-in Tool Integrating Data Mining and GIS Techniques to Model Landslide Susceptibility....Pages 1191-1194
Linking Vegetation Patterns and Landslide Occurrence: An Empirical Method....Pages 1195-1198
A Geographical Information System (GIS) Based Probabilistic Certainty Factor Approach in Assessing Landslide Susceptibility: The Case Study of Kimi, Euboea, Greece....Pages 1199-1204
Comparative Study of the Methods for Assessing Landslide Susceptibility in Ialomiţa Subcarpathians, Romania....Pages 1205-1209
Effect of Shearing Rate on Residual Strength of Landslide Soils....Pages 1211-1215
Front Matter....Pages 1217-1217
Influence of Rock Masses Properties on the Slope Stabilities: A Study Based on Slope Failures During the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake....Pages 1219-1223
Back-Analysis of a Failed Rock Wedge Using a 3D Numerical Model....Pages 1225-1229
Footing on the Crest of Slope: Slope Stability or Bearing Capacity?....Pages 1231-1234
Influence of Spatial Variability on Rock Slope Reliability Using 1-D Random Fields....Pages 1235-1238
A Finite Element Analysis of the Brindisi di Montagna Scalo Earthflow (Basilicata, Southern-Italy)....Pages 1239-1243
Geomechanical Modelling of 1999 Cervinara Debris Avalanche Propagation (Southern Italy)....Pages 1245-1249
The Formation and Distribution of Stress Concentration Zones in Heterogeneous Rock Masses with Slopes....Pages 1251-1254
Numerical Modeling of the Climate Effect on the Evolution of the Landslide of Ain El Hammam (Algeria)....Pages 1255-1260
Front Matter....Pages 1217-1217
Analysis of Deformation and Failure for Embankment Slope Based on FLAC: A Numerical Study....Pages 1261-1266
Back Analysis of Johnsons Landing 2012 Landslide Using Two Dynamic Analysis Models....Pages 1267-1270
Numerical Modelling to Calibrate the Geotechnical Model of a Deep-Seated Landslide in Weathered Crystalline Rocks: Acri (Calabria, Italy)....Pages 1271-1274
Plant Root Reinforcement Against Local Failure Mechanism of Natural Slope....Pages 1275-1280
Sensitivity of Soil Cohesion on the Stability of Gougerd Landslide, Northwest of Iran....Pages 1281-1284
Front Matter....Pages 1285-1285
Remaining Tectonic Faults Hinder Distinguishing a Landslide Body and Basement Rock....Pages 1287-1291
Establishment of Criteria for Traffic Regulations Along the National Road Based on Numerical Simulations During Torrential Rainfall....Pages 1293-1297
Understanding of Landslide Science in the Nepal Himalaya....Pages 1299-1303
Front Matter....Pages 1305-1305
Long-Term Monitoring to Support Landslide Inventory Maps: The Case of the North-Western Coast of the Island of Malta....Pages 1307-1310
Geomorphological Characterization, Monitoring and Modeling of the Monte Rotolon Complex Landslide (Recoaro Terme, Italy)....Pages 1311-1315
Monitoring of the Evolution of a Deep-Seated Landslide in Lushan Area, Taiwan....Pages 1317-1320
GPS Monitoring of the Scopello (Sicily, Italy) DGSD Phenomenon: Relationships Between Surficial and Deep-Seated Morphodynamics....Pages 1321-1325
Ganderberg Landslide Characterization Through Monitoring....Pages 1327-1331
Real-Time Monitoring of Deep-Seated Gravitational Slope Deformation in the Taiwan Mountain Belt....Pages 1333-1336
Long-Term Continuous Monitoring of a Deep-Seated Compound Rock Slide in the Northern Apennines (Italy)....Pages 1337-1340
Front Matter....Pages 1341-1341
Use Accelerogram of Real Earthquakes in the Evaluation of the Stress-Strain State of Landslide Slopes in Seismically Active Regions of Ukraine....Pages 1343-1346
Reconstruction of the Geotechnical Model Considering Random Parameters Distributions....Pages 1347-1351
Complex Dynamics of Landslides with Time Delay Under External Seismic Triggering Effect....Pages 1353-1356
Artificial Neural Networks and Kriging Method for Slope Geomechanical Characterization....Pages 1357-1361
Comparative Study of System Reliability Analysis Methods for Soil Slope Stability....Pages 1363-1366
Front Matter....Pages 1341-1341
Simplification of the Stratigraphic Profile in Geotechnical Models of Landslides: An Analysis Through a Stochastic Approach....Pages 1367-1370
Slope Stability Integrate Analyses: The Study Case of Mount Falcone (Central Italy)....Pages 1371-1376
Front Matter....Pages 1377-1377
 Landslide - Quake : A New Mechanism of Initiation of Large Rapid Landslides....Pages 1379-1382
Qiao Ergou Landslide Formation Mechanism and Characteristics....Pages 1383-1387
Influence of Geological, Morphological and Climatic Factors in the Initiation of Shallow Landslides in North Western Italy....Pages 1389-1392
Recent Extreme Rainfall-Induced Landslides and Government Countermeasures in Korea....Pages 1393-1395
Morphological and Climatic Aspects of the Initiation of the San Mango Sul Calore Debris Avalanche in Southern Italy....Pages 1397-1400
Front Matter....Pages 1401-1401
Radar Evaluation Movements Structures and Field....Pages 1403-1407
Temperature Monitoring in Piping-Prone Hydraulic Structures....Pages 1409-1413
Geophysical and Geodetical Monitoring of Slope Movements at the Three Gorges Dam Area of the Yangtze River in China....Pages 1415-1420
Wireless Sensor Networks and Sensor Fusion for Early Warning in Engineering Geology....Pages 1421-1424
Optical Fiber Technology to Monitor Slope Movement....Pages 1425-1429
Front Matter....Pages 1431-1431
Real-Time Monitoring and Data Analysis of an Active Landslide in the Three Gorges Reservoir....Pages 1433-1436
GIS-Based Deterministic Analysis of Deep-Seated Slope Stability in a Complex Geological Setting....Pages 1437-1440
Slope Stability Analyses of the Proposed Reconstituted Slope of the Quarry Heights Drive Landslide, Durban, South Africa....Pages 1441-1445
Landslide Modeling Basing on Probability Theory of Renewal Processes....Pages 1447-1450
Empirical Verification of Stochastic Theory for Landslide Hazard Forecasting (Seattle Case Study)....Pages 1451-1453
Map Numerical Modelling of Landslides Using Data from Different Monitoring Systems: The Example of Rosone (Western Alps)....Pages 1455-1459
Modelling of Landslide Seismicity Using the Smooth Particle Method....Pages 1461-1467
About the Landslide Hazard Criteria for the Transportation Safety of the 2014 Sochi Olympics....Pages 1469-1472
Front Matter....Pages 1473-1473
Mechanical Behavior of Cores of Earth Dams Built with Marls: Analysis of the Influence of Organic and Inorganic Carbonates....Pages 1475-1479
Monitoring of the Shear and Compression Deformation in a Sandy Model Slope Under Artificial Rainfall....Pages 1481-1484
Numerical Simulations for the Possible Future Geohazard Events in the Rječina Valley, Croatia....Pages 1485-1489
The Influence of Shear Heating on the Development of Creeping Landslides....Pages 1491-1494
Natural Slope Stabilization with Self-Compacting Concrete: Numerical Simulation with the Finite-Element Method....Pages 1495-1500
Evaluation on Effect of Landslide Control Based on Hierarchy-Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation Method....Pages 1501-1506
Slope Stability Evaluation of Stiff Fissured Clays and Shales for Different Failure Conditions....Pages 1507-1511
The Ivancich Active Landslide Process (Assisi, Central Italy) Analysed via Numerical Modeling Jointly Optimized by DInSAR and Inclinometric Data....Pages 1513-1517
3D Stability Analysis of the Portalet Landslide Using Finite Element Method....Pages 1519-1524
Front Matter....Pages 1525-1525
Microseismicity and Acoustic Emission for Landslide Monitoring (North-East Italy)....Pages 1527-1530
Analysis of Pre-collapse Failure Signals from a Destructive Rockfall by Nanoseismic Monitoring....Pages 1531-1535
Seismic Monitoring of a Rockslide: The Torgiovannetto Quarry (Central Apennines, Italy)....Pages 1537-1540
SeiSlide: A Matlab® Processing Framework for the Seismological Monitoring of Unstable Geological Masses....Pages 1541-1543
Front Matter....Pages 1545-1545
Preliminary Remarks About Rainfall Thresholds for Triggering Debris Flows on the Messina Area....Pages 1547-1551
Rainfall Threshold and Landslides in the Post-orogenic Complex of the Esino River Basin, Central Italy....Pages 1553-1556
Hysteresis Effect on the Deep-Seated Landslide by Rainfall: The Case of the Kualiangzi Landslide, China....Pages 1557-1562
Monitoring and Modelling of Soil–Atmosphere Interaction on a Slope Affected by Shallow Landslides....Pages 1563-1566
Long-Term Hydrological Modelling of Pyroclastic Soil Mantled Slopes for Assessing Rainfall Thresholds Triggering Debris Flows: The Case of the Sarno Mountains (Campania—Southern Italy)....Pages 1567-1570
A Prelimilary Study of the Rainfall Threshold and Early Warning System for Landslide in Taiwan....Pages 1571-1574
Catalogue of Rainfall Events with Shallow Landslides and New Rainfall Thresholds in Italy....Pages 1575-1579
Front Matter....Pages 1545-1545
Rainfall Intensity-Duration Thresholds for Triggering Shallow Landslides in the Eastern Ligurian Riviera (Italy)....Pages 1581-1584
Establishing Landslide Susceptibility Along a Coastal Range Highway in Eastern Taiwan....Pages 1585-1591
Prediction Analysis of Rainfall Induced Landslide in a Samnite Prone Area....Pages 1593-1597
Landslides Triggered in the Continental Part of Croatia by Extreme Precipitation in 2013....Pages 1599-1603
Modeling the Shallow Landslides Occurred in Tizzano Val Parma in April 2013....Pages 1605-1609
Spatial Pattern of Hydrological Predictability of Landslide-Prone Areas....Pages 1611-1613
Landslide Susceptibility Assessment on Slopes in Flysch Deposits: A Deterministic Approach....Pages 1615-1618
Front Matter....Pages 1619-1619
Effects of Flow Volume and Grain Size on Mobility of Granular Flows of Angular Rock Fragments....Pages 1621-1624
On the Use of Numerical Models for Flow-like Landslide Simulation....Pages 1625-1628
Evaluation of the Trent2D Model Capabilities to Reproduce and Forecast Debris-Flow Deposition Patterns Through a Back Analysis of a Real Event....Pages 1629-1633
Inverse Analysis for Rheology Calibration in SPH Analysis of Landslide Run-Out....Pages 1635-1639
Sliding of Rapid Granular Masses: Analytical Modeling and Empirical Criteria....Pages 1641-1650
Study on the Mechanical Behaviour of Flexible Barriers by in situ Testing and Modelling....Pages 1651-1655
Discrete Element Modeling of a Rockfall in the South of the “Massif Central”, France....Pages 1657-1661
Numerical Simulation of Shallow Grain-Fluid Flows in a Rotating Drum....Pages 1663-1666
Comparison of Debris Flow Depositional Scenarios Using Different DTMs....Pages 1667-1671
Modeling Debris-Flow Runout Pattern on a Forested Alpine Fan with Different Dynamic Simulation Models....Pages 1673-1676
Propagation and Erosion of a Fast Moving Granular Mass....Pages 1677-1681
Applicability of Two Propagation Models to Simulate the Rotolon Earth-Flow Occurred in November 2010....Pages 1683-1687
Front Matter....Pages 1689-1689
Peculiarities of Large Landslides’ Morphology and Internal Structure: Constraints of Their Motion Modelling....Pages 1691-1694
Front Matter....Pages 1689-1689
The Normal Stress on the Slip Surface: A Dominating Factor on the Run-Out Distance of the Sliding Rock Mass....Pages 1695-1699
Assessment of the Stability of a Rock Slope by Using Different Methodologies....Pages 1701-1705
Complex Interactions of Rock Avalanche Emplacement with Fluvial Sediments: Field Structures at the Tschirgant Deposit, Austria....Pages 1707-1711
Stochasticity of Rockfall Tracjectory Revealed by a Field Experiment Repeated on a Single Sample....Pages 1713-1721
In Situ Test on Dynamic Response of Single Surface Slope....Pages 1723-1728
Rockfall-Simulation with Irregular Rock Blocks....Pages 1729-1733
Orthogonal Test Analysis on the Sensitivity of Stability Influence Factors of Dao Guapai Perilous Rock in Jiangyou....Pages 1735-1739
Fragmenting Granular Flow: A Personal Account of the Concept....Pages 1741-1744
Rock Falls in Horizontal Strata Due to Differential Weathering....Pages 1745-1751
Quick Assessment on Impact Stress Over Buried Pipelines Due to Rockfall....Pages 1753-1756
Front Matter....Pages 1757-1757
Landslide Risk Assessment with Uncertainty of Hazard Class Membership. An Application of Favourability Modeling in the Deba Valley Area, Northern Spain....Pages 1759-1762
A Simple Method to Include Uncertainties in Cost-Benefit Analyses....Pages 1763-1766
Challenges of Geologic Catastrophes in Georgia and Ways of Their Reduction....Pages 1767-1773
Glossary of Terms on Landslide Hazard and Risk....Pages 1775-1779
Climate as an Integral Synthesizer in Development-Reactivation Processes of Landslide and Diagnostic Criterion of Its Evaluation....Pages 1781-1787
What Does Hazard Mean? Seeking to Provide Further Clarification to Commonly Used Landslide Terminology....Pages 1789-1792
Population Landslide Vulnerability Evaluation: The Case of the Indigenous Population of Pahuatlán-Puebla, Mexico....Pages 1793-1797
An Integrated Hydrological-Geotechnical Model in GIS for the Analysis and Prediction of Large-Scale Landslides Triggered by Rainfall Events....Pages 1799-1803
Engineering Geological Mapping as a Part of Landslide Mitigation at Surface Mining Site in Desa Licin, Sumedang, West Java, Indonesia....Pages 1805-1808
Probability of Landslide Impact on Vehicles on Two-Lane Highways....Pages 1809-1812
Front Matter....Pages 1757-1757
Quantitative Rockfall Risk Assessment in the Roadways of Gipuzkoa....Pages 1813-1816
Risk Analysis of Slopes on Vitória-Minas Railroad....Pages 1817-1821
Case History: Failure of a Clay Slope Involving Time Effects....Pages 1823-1827
Management of Rock Fall Risk on the Main Roads of Southtirol....Pages 1829-1833
The Use of DInSAR Data for the Analysis of Building Damage Induced by Slow-Moving Landslides....Pages 1835-1839
Assessing Vulnerability to Landslides in Italy....Pages 1841-1845
Determination and Analysis of Desertification Process with Satellite Data Alsat-1 and Landsat in the Algerian Steppe....Pages 1847-1852
Front Matter....Pages 1853-1853
Kinematic Response of an Impacted Rockfall Protection Embankment....Pages 1855-1858
Quantifying the Relevance of Rebound Modelling Approaches Using Field Experimental Results....Pages 1859-1862
Dynamic Behavior of Rock Fall Protection Net Fences: A Parametric Study....Pages 1863-1867
Structural Design of Rockfall Protection Embankments: Can a Static Approach Solve a Dynamic Problem?....Pages 1869-1873
Strategy for the Foundation Design of Rockfall Barriers....Pages 1875-1879
Rockfall Mitigation Using Simple Drapery System: Design Approach....Pages 1881-1884
Superficial Consolidation of Rock Slope: Design at the Ultimate and Seriviceability Limit State....Pages 1885-1888
Felled Trees as a Rockfall Protection System: Experimental and Numerical Studies....Pages 1889-1893
A Coastal Cliff Stability Study in Peniche (Portugal)....Pages 1895-1898
Effect of Forest Presence on Rockfall Trajectory. An Example from Greece....Pages 1899-1903
Front Matter....Pages 1905-1905
The Extraordinary Rock-Snow Avalanche of Alpl, Tyrol, Austria. Is it Possible to Predict the Runout by Means of Single-phase Voellmy- or Coulomb-Type Models?....Pages 1907-1911
Rockfall Runout Simulation Fine-Tuning in Christchurch, New Zealand....Pages 1913-1917
Investigating Rock Fall Frequency and Failure Configurations Using Terrestrial Laser Scanner....Pages 1919-1923
Front Matter....Pages 1905-1905
Evaluation of a Rockfall Risk Management System for Mountainous and Touristic Paths....Pages 1925-1929
Rockfall Analysis, Modeling and Mitigation Along Al-Hada Descent Road, Saudi Arabia....Pages 1931-1935
2D- and 3D-Rock Fall Simulations as a Basis for the Design of a Protection Embankment for a Development Area....Pages 1937-1941
Characteristics of Some Rockfalls Triggered by the 2010/2011 Canterbury Earthquake Sequence, New Zealand....Pages 1943-1948
A New Susceptibility Index for Rockfall Risk Assessment on Road Networks....Pages 1949-1955
Regional Mapping of Forest with a Protection Function Against Rockfall....Pages 1957-1959
Improving Rebound Models in 3D Rockfall Simulation Codes Used for the Design of Protection Embankments....Pages 1961-1964
Improving the Integration of Coppice Forest Protection in Rockfall Model....Pages 1965-1968
Study on Formation Mechanism and Evolution of Cracking-Toppling Rockfall Affected by Underground Mining: A Case Study of Shangyang River Rockfall....Pages 1969-1973
Integrated Evaluation of Rockfall Triggering Mechanism for Road Monitoring....Pages 1975-1978
Rockfall Risk Assessment and Management Along the “Via dell’Amore” (Lovers’ Lane) in the Cinque Terre National Park (Italy)....Pages 1979-1983
How Can Reliability-Based Approaches Improve the Design of Rockfall Protection Fences?....Pages 1985-1988
Rockfall Hazard and Risk Assessment: The Promontory of the Pre-Hellenic Village Castelmola Case, North-Eastern Sicily (Italy)....Pages 1989-1993
The Study on the Determination Method of 3D Joint Roughness Coefficient....Pages 1995-1999
New Developments in Rock Fall Hazard Assessment and Zoning: An Application of the Cadanav Methodology....Pages 2001-2005
Rockfall Trajectory Analysis with Drapery Systems....Pages 2007-2011
A Framework for Risk Management in Rockfall Protection....Pages 2013-2016
Rockfall Susceptibility Assessment at the Municipal Scale (Bovec Municipality, Slovenia)....Pages 2017-2021
Evaluation of Rockfall Restitution Coefficients....Pages 2023-2026
Rock Fall Analysis on the City of Lubango, SW Angola....Pages 2027-2030
Front Matter....Pages 1905-1905
Assessing Rockfall Along the Illawarra Escarpment....Pages 2031-2036
3D Rockfall Modeling and Mitigation Design Reliability....Pages 2037-2040
Rockfalls: Effect of Slope Surface Weathering on the Coefficients of Restitution....Pages 2041-2044
The Influence of Shape on the Inherent Rolling Potential of Loose Rocks....Pages 2045-2048
Rock Avalanche Investigation in Tempi Valley, Greece....Pages 2049-2052
Geological Investigations of Rockfall Along Neijiang–Liupanshui Railway in Hengjiang to Daguan Section, Sichuan....Pages 2053-2056
Stability Analysis of Cut Slopes in Ohio, USA: A Quantitative Approach....Pages 2057-2060
Rockfall Risk Analysis Along Transportation Facilities....Pages 2061-2064
Front Matter....Pages 2065-2065
Landslide at Sunuapa 401, Chiapas, México (Hidrocarbon Exploration Well); Risk Reduction by Stabilization Construction....Pages 2067-2070
Modeling of Engineered Slopes for the Effective Design of Protection Structures: Example in the City of Sochi (Russia)....Pages 2071-2075
Numerical Analysis of Slopes Reinforced with a Row of Short Piles....Pages 2077-2081
Floating Anchors in Landslide Stabilization: The Cortiana Case in North-Eastern Italy....Pages 2083-2087
A Cliff Failure in Ericeira (Centre of Portugal) Fishing Harbour South Access....Pages 2089-2092
Investigation of the Freeway No. 3 Landslide in Taiwan....Pages 2093-2096
Assessment of Slope Stability Problems in an Open Pit Quarry; an Example from Istanbul Cebeci Region, Turkey....Pages 2097-2100
Slope Stabilization Design in Environmentally Sensitive Areas....Pages 2101-2104
Front Matter....Pages 2105-2105
Study on the Water-Rock Interaction Behavior of Xigeda Strata in Lamaxi Gully, Sichuan Province, China....Pages 2107-2111
Soil Water Content and Triggering of Debris Flows in the Messina Area (Italy): Preliminary Remarks....Pages 2113-2117
Description and Mechanism of a Landslide in SE Queensland Following Ex-tropical Cyclone Oswald....Pages 2119-2122
Analysis of Transient Pore Pressure Distribution and Safety Factor of a Slow Clayey Deep-Seated Landslide by 2D and 3D Models....Pages 2123-2127
Front Matter....Pages 2105-2105
Hydrogeology, Hydrochemistry and Isotopic Investigation to Define the Lateral Hydraulic Boundaries of a Deep Rock Slide (Berceto Landslide: Northern Apennines)....Pages 2129-2132
Influence of Pore Fluid Composition on the Residual Strength of a Clayey Landslide....Pages 2133-2136
Hydrochemical Approach of Mechanical Degradation of the Séchilienne Unstable Slope....Pages 2137-2141
Hydrogeological Threshold Using Support Vector Machines and Effective Rainfall Applied to a Deep Seated Unstable Slope (Séchilienne, French Alps)....Pages 2143-2146
Geotechnical Investigations in an Old Landslide Situated in Fine-Grained Neogene Sediments (Alkofen, Bavaria, Germany)....Pages 2147-2151
Steady Lateral Flow in Sloping Soils: Which is the Effect of the Conductivity at Saturation Profile?....Pages 2153-2156
Estimation of Long-Term Strength of Rock Based on Subcritical Crack Growth....Pages 2157-2160
Characterization of Laterites for Engineering Geological Applications....Pages 2161-2165
Back Matter....Pages 2167-2177