Landslide Science and Practice: Volume 6: Risk Assessment, Management and Mitigation

Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Front Matter....Pages 1-2
Rockslide Dams in Møre og Romsdal County, Norway....Pages 3-12
The Origin of the Mountain River Dams in Tajikistan....Pages 13-17
Landsliding Caused by Water Level Variation in China Three Gorges Reservoir....Pages 19-26
Earthquakes, Landslides, Dams and Reservoirs in the Tien Shan, Central Asia....Pages 27-31
Rock Slope Stability Assessment in the Fernando Hiriart Arch Dam Reservoir....Pages 33-36
Impact of 3000-t Blast on Unstable Slopes Near the Kambarata-2 HPP Site, Kyrgyzstan....Pages 37-42
Evolution of an Overflow Channel Across the Young River Landslide Dam, New Zealand....Pages 43-49
Displacement Calculations of the Waterside Slope After a Seismic Impact....Pages 51-55
Recent Cases and Geomorphic Evidence of Landslide-Dammed Lakes and Related Hazards in the Mountains of Central Asia....Pages 57-64
Inverse Analysis of an Active Landslide Along the Banks of a Reservoir....Pages 65-73
Landslide Risk Investigations in Environmental Impact Assessment....Pages 75-81
A Preliminary Perspective on Landslide Dams of Campania Region, Italy....Pages 83-90
Influence of Landslide and Glacial Blockages on the Rogun HPP Safety....Pages 91-96
A Coupled Seepage-Stability Model to Analyze the Vajont Reservoir Influence....Pages 97-106
Glacial Lake Outburst Flood in the Chuchún Watershed, Cordillera Blanca, Peru....Pages 107-111
A Geomechanical Evaluation of the Rock Mass Involved in the 1963 Vajont Landslide (NE Italy)....Pages 113-116
The Impact of Deep-Seated Landslides on Reservoirs and Rivers in Vrancea Seismic Region....Pages 117-122
A New Interpretation of the Geotechnical Context of the Vajont Rockslide....Pages 123-131
Impacts of the 2007 Landslide-Generated Tsunami in Chehalis Lake, Canada....Pages 133-140
Sliding Phenomena at Zagorsk PSP....Pages 141-147
Front Matter....Pages 1-2
Pore Water Pressure Distribution for Use in Stability Analyses of Earth Dams....Pages 149-153
Engineering-Geological Estimation of Unstable Massif Downstream from the Chirkey Hydropower Station....Pages 155-158
Front Matter....Pages 159-160
Landslide Transportation Network and Lifelines: Rockfall and Debris Flow....Pages 161-170
Damages to Transport Facilities by Rainfall Induced Landslides During November 2009 in Nilgiris, India....Pages 171-176
Rockfall Run-Out Estimate Comparing Empirical and Trajectographic Approaches....Pages 177-182
Cutting D15: Stabilization of a Large Landslide in Marrakesh....Pages 183-191
Determining and Managing Rockfall Risk in the Road Network of Andorra....Pages 193-198
The Scascoli Case Study: Design and Safety Measures for a Landslide Area....Pages 199-206
Laser Scanning Analysis and Landslide Risk Assessment on Transportation Network: The Lugnano in Teverina (Umbria Region, Italy), Landslide Case Study....Pages 207-214
Landslide Inventory and Susceptibility Mapping for a Proposed Pipeline Route, Yukon Alaska Highway Corridor, Canada....Pages 215-221
Rockfall and Debris Flow Hazard Assessment of the Coastal Road of Gipuzkoa (Northern Spain)....Pages 223-229
Large-Scale Slope Instability Affecting SS63 Near the Cerreto Pass (Northern Apennines, Italy)....Pages 231-237
Fragility of Territory and Infrastructures Resulting from Rainstorms in Northern Tuscany (Italy)....Pages 239-246
Forecasting Methods for Landslides Interacting with Infrastructures....Pages 247-254
Preliminary Assessment of Rockfall Risk Mitigation in Access Infrastructures to Montserrat....Pages 255-261
Seismic Analysis of the Gran Sasso Catastrophic Rockfall (Central Italy)....Pages 263-267
The Cassas Landslide and Its Impacts on an International and Olympic Transportation Corridor: Studies, Monitoring, Solution and Crisis Plans....Pages 269-274
Slope Instability Problems in the Jonica Highway Construction....Pages 275-282
Front Matter....Pages 283-284
Managing the Uncertainties of Natural Terrain Landslides and Extreme Rainfall in Hong Kong....Pages 285-302
Minimising Losses Due to Landslides....Pages 303-310
Front Matter....Pages 283-284
Landslide Prediction Based on Neural Network Modelling....Pages 311-317
Assessment of Actual Morphodynamic Activity of Landslide Slopes in Odessa....Pages 319-322
El Forn Landslide. An Example of Geological Risk Management in Large Sliding Inhabited Areas....Pages 323-327
The Case Study of Cancia (Dolomites, Italy), a Mountain Village Threatened by a Debris Flow....Pages 329-333
Evaluation of the Rockfall Potential of Kastamonu Castle Using 3-D Analysis....Pages 335-340
The 2006 and 2009 Landslide and Flood Events in the Tartagal River Basin (Argentina)....Pages 341-347
Mapping Geological at-Risk Areas in the City of São Paulo: Issues and Results from the Largest Risk Survey in Brazil....Pages 349-355
Landslide Hazard and Risk in the Dessie Town Area (Ethiopia)....Pages 357-362
Landslide Hazard Assessment Project in the Messina Municipality Area (Sicily, Italy)....Pages 363-368
New Technologies Employed in Studying, Monitoring and Stabilizing the San Fratello Landslide (Sicily, Italy)....Pages 369-376
January 2011: The Extreme Landslide Disaster in Brazil....Pages 377-384
Japanese-Croatian Project: Preliminary Investigations of the Kostanjek Landslide....Pages 385-390
Debris-Flow Risk Assessment and Land Management at Municipal Scale....Pages 391-397
Methodological Procedures to Landslide Risk Mapping in Brazilian Slums....Pages 399-403
Geotechnical Properties and Stability of a Landslide Site in South Eastern Nigeria....Pages 405-411
Front Matter....Pages 413-414
On the Protection of Cultural Heritages from Landslides....Pages 415-426
Assessment of Geomorphological Risks and Attractiveness for Recreational Purposes in Areas with High Contemporary Relief Dynamics....Pages 427-434
Static and Pseudo Static Stability Analysis of the Medieval Castle Rock Slopes in Slovakia....Pages 435-440
Rock-Fall Hazard Assessment in the Siq of Petra, Jordan....Pages 441-449
Coastal Erosion and Landsliding Impact on Historic Sites in SE Britain....Pages 451-458
Front Matter....Pages 413-414
Geomorphological Processes and Cultural Heritage of Maca and Lari Villages: An Opportunity for Sustainable Tourism Development in the Colca Valley (Province of Caylloma, Arequipa, South Perù)....Pages 459-465
Monitoring and Modelling Slope Instability in Cultural Heritage Sites....Pages 467-473
Landslide Impacts on Agrigento’s Cathedral Imaged with Radar Interferometry....Pages 475-481
Passive Seismic Survey for Cultural Heritage Landslide Risk Assessment....Pages 483-489
Cultural Heritage, Landslide Risk and Remote Sensing in Italy....Pages 491-499
Large Rock Slide and Falls in the Cradle of Christianity: Maaloula (Damascus, Syria)....Pages 501-509
The Monsters Grove of Bomarzo (Central Italy): From Rock Fall to Landscape Architecture....Pages 511-519
Surface Erosion and Mass Movement Constrains in the Conservation of Akapana Pyramid Mound (Tiwanaku, Bolivia)....Pages 521-527
San Leo: Centuries of Coexistence with Landslides....Pages 529-537
Evolution of the Velabrum Valley and of the Palatine W Slope: Instabilities and Mitigation....Pages 539-545
The Orvieto Observatory....Pages 547-560
Integration of Geophysical Investigation to Landslide Analysis in the Archaeological Site of Stabiae (Italy)....Pages 561-568
Failure of Embankment of Moat of Angkor Wat and Its Restoration....Pages 569-573
Front Matter....Pages 575-576
Subsurface Drainage for Slope Stabilization....Pages 577-585
Research on the Mechanism and Mitigation for an Old Landslide Reactivated by Underground Coal Mining....Pages 587-595
Finite Element Modelling and Parametric Analyses of a Long-span Pocket-type Rockfall Interceptive Cable-Net Structure....Pages 597-605
Effectiveness of Anti-sliding Piles for Wulidui Landslide Under Rainfall Condition....Pages 607-616
Methods of the Ulianovsk City Landslide-prone Slopes Stabilization....Pages 617-621
Effectiveness of Deep Drainage Wells as a Slope Stabilization Measure: The Reactivation of the Diezma Landslide (Southern Spain)....Pages 623-630
Surface Protection of Slopes by Grass Covering Techniques....Pages 631-637
Front Matter....Pages 575-576
High Capacity Flexible Systems for Slope Stabilization in La Gomera (Spain)....Pages 639-645
Low Environmental Impact Consolidation Works in the Rock Cliff of Civita di Bagnoregio (Central Italy)....Pages 647-654
Soil Nailing with Flexible Structural Facing: Design and Experiences....Pages 655-660
A Marble Open Pit Quarry in Carrara: An Enhanced and Integrated Monitoring System of Rock Mass Static Conditions....Pages 661-666
The Large Acqualoreto (TR) Landslide: Stabilization Projects Through Integrated Use of Consolidates and Innovative Techniques....Pages 667-674
Landfill Slip Failure Repair with Geogrids Using Waste Fill Material at Danylan, Wales....Pages 675-681
The SafeLand Compendium of Landslide Risk Mitigation Measures....Pages 683-689
Front Matter....Pages 691-692
Lessons Learned from the 2006 Flashfloods and Landslide in Uttaradit and Sukhothai Provinces: Implication for Effective Landslide Disaster Risk Management in Thailand....Pages 693-699
Analysis of Risk Induced by Rockfall on Roads. Proposal of Management Procedure....Pages 701-707
Engineering and Geological Grounds of Landslide Protection Reliability of Structures....Pages 709-714
Landslide Susceptibility in Archaeological and Natural Historic Park of Rupestrian Churches....Pages 715-722
A GIS Model for Systemic Vulnerability Assessment in Urbanized Areas Supporting the Landslide Risk Management....Pages 723-731
High Detailed Debris Flows Hazard Maps by a Cellular Automata Approach....Pages 733-737
Hot Spots for Simplified Risk Scenarios of the Trafoi Rockslide (South Tyrol)....Pages 739-745
Sinkhole Monitoring to Support Landslide Management....Pages 747-754
New Investigations to Update the Model of the Premana (LC) Landslide....Pages 755-760
Coupling Root Reinforcement and Subsurface Flow Modeling in Shallow Landslides Triggering Assessment....Pages 761-766
Shallow Landslides Risk Mitigation by Early Warning: The Sarno Case....Pages 767-772
On Verification of Forecasting Capability of the FlaIR Regional Model in Landslide Early Warning....Pages 773-778
Environmental Risk Assessment on a Hill Site Development in Penang Malaysia....Pages 779-784
Front Matter....Pages 691-692
Joint Technical Emergency Operation Experiences on Landslide Disaster Mitigation Event 2003, Sri Lanka....Pages 785-789