Landslide Disaster Mitigation in Three Gorges Reservoir, China

Front Matter....Pages i-xxxix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Geo-hazard Initiation and Assessment in the Three Gorges Reservoir....Pages 3-40
Bank Slope Stability Evaluation for the Purpose of Three Gorges Reservoir Dam Construction * ....Pages 41-86
Research on the Characteristics and Slope Deformation Regularity of the Badong Formation in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area....Pages 87-113
Distribution of Dangerous Rockmasses on the High Steep Slopes in the Three Gorges Area....Pages 115-146
An Evaluation Study of Bank Collapse Prediction in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area....Pages 147-172
Distribution Features of Landslides in Three Gorges Area and the Contribution of Basic Factors....Pages 173-192
Discussion on Land Use Based on Landslide Management in Three Gorges Reservoir Areas....Pages 193-206
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Mechanism for the Rapid Motion of the Reactivated Qianjiangping Landslide in Three Gorges Dam Reservoir, China....Pages 209-230
Evaluation of the Roles of Reservoir Impoundment and Rainfall for the Qianjiangping Landslide in Zigui County, Three Gorges Area....Pages 231-242
Unsaturated Creep Test and Modeling of Soils from the Sliding Zone of the Qianjiangping Landslide in the Three Gorges Area, China....Pages 243-256
Monitoring on Shuping Landslide in the Three Gorges Dam Reservoir, China....Pages 257-273
The Anlesi Landslide in Wanzhou, China: Characteristics and Mechanism of a Gentle Dip Landslide....Pages 275-312
Preliminary Study on Mud-Rock Flows Channel of the Bailuxi River, Wuxi County, China....Pages 313-330
Stability Assessment and Stabilizing Approaches for the Majiagou Landslide, Undergoing the Effects of Water Level Fluctuation in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area....Pages 331-352
Mass Rock Creep and Landsliding on the Huangtupo Slope in the Reservoir Area of the Three Gorges Project, Yangtze River, China....Pages 353-374
Study on the Possible Failure Mode and Mechanism of the Xietan Landslide When Exposed to Water Level Fluctuation....Pages 375-385
A Study of the 1985 Xintan Landslide in Xiling Gorge, Three Gorges Area, China....Pages 387-409
Time Prediction of the Xintan Landslide in Xiling Gorge, the Yangtze River....Pages 411-431
Back-Analysis of Water Waves Generated by the Xintan Landslide....Pages 433-445
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Intelligent Optimization of Reinforcement Design Using Evolutionary Artificial Neural Network for the Muzishu Landslide Based on GIS....Pages 449-463
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The Application of Fractal Dimensions of Landslide Boundary Trace for Evaluation of Slope Instability....Pages 465-474
Uncertainty Evaluation of the Stability of the Huanglashi Landslide in the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River....Pages 475-485
Recognition of Lithology and Its Use in Identification of Landslide-Prone Areas Using Remote Sensing Data....Pages 487-496
Construction and Application of a Real-Time Monitoring System for Landslides....Pages 497-517
Entropy-Based Hazard Degree Assessment for Typical Landslides in the Three Gorges Area, China....Pages 519-529
The Conceptual Model of Groundwater Systems in a Large-Scale Landslide – A Case Study of the Baota Landslide in the Impoundment Area of Three Gorges Project....Pages 531-540
Bank Collapse Along the Three Gorges Reservoir and the Application of Time-Dependent Modeling....Pages 541-557
Back Matter....Pages 1-5