Hillslope Stability and Land Use

Title Page......Page 4
Copyright\r......Page 5
Preface......Page 6
Contents......Page 7
Global Significance of Soil Mass Movement......Page 9
Economic Significance of Soil Mass Movement......Page 13
Environmental Consequences......Page 17
2. Major Types of Soil Mass Movement......Page 18
Analytical Techniques......Page 26
Problems in Applying Stability Analyses to Natural Slopes......Page 28
Variability in Factors Influencing Slope Stability......Page 29
Sensitivity Analyses......Page 32
Evaluation of Factors Affecting Slope Stability......Page 33
Examples of Stability Analyses of Natural Slopes......Page 35
Geomorphic Factors......Page 38
Soil Properties......Page 49
Hydrology......Page 55
Vegetation......Page 64
Seismicity......Page 73
Timber Harvesting......Page 80
Vegetation Conversion......Page 83
Fire......Page 84
Road Construction......Page 86
Residential Development......Page 91
Mining Activities\r......Page 93
Overview of Land Management Effect......Page 95
Engineering and Structural Control Methods......Page 96
Local and Regional Prediction Methods......Page 97
Terrain Evaluation Procedures......Page 103
Field Investigation of Unstable Terrain......Page 107
Nonstructural Avoidance and Control Measures......Page 112
Timber Harvest Design Example, Siuslaw National Forest, Oregon......Page 115
Residential Development Example, California......Page 120
Concluding Remark......Page 126
Glossary......Page 127
Notation......Page 129
References......Page 131
The Water Resources Monograph Series......Page 147