Landslides / edited by S. Mambretti.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mambretti, S.

Series:

Safety & security engineering series

Safety & security engineering series, 2047-7686

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Landslides--Risk assessment.

Landslides.

Landslides--Prevention.

Landslide hazard analysis.

Hazard mitigation.

Slopes (Soil mechanics).

Risk assessment.

Physical Description:

132 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Southampton ; Boston : WIT Press, [2012]

Summary:

Revised papers from conferences organized by the Wessex Institute of Technology offer international perspectives and case studies on landslides, rock falls, deep failure of slopes, and shallow debris flows. Major themes covered are risk assessment, early warning, modeling, planning, and mitigation. Some specific topics examined include multi-hazard analysis in natural risk assessments, the definition of rainfall thresholds for diffuse landslides, and computer analysis of slope failure and landslide processes caused by water. Other areas addressed include finite element analysis of the stability of artificial slopes reinforced by roots, and causes and rehabilitation of forestry land erosion. The book includes color photos, maps, and images. Mambretti is affiliated with Politecnico di Milano, Italy. The US office of WIT Press is Computational Mechanics. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Multi-hazard analysis in natural risk assessments / R. Bell & T. Glade

From national landslide database to national hazard assessment / M. Jeme & M. Komac

On the definition of rainfall thresholds for diffuse landslides / L. Longoni, M. Papini, D. Arosio & L. Zanzi

Computer analysis of slope failure and landslides processes caused by water / I. Sarafis & J. Zezulak

The integration between planning instruments and evaluation tools in the management of landslide risk / M. Magoni

Finite element analysis of the stability of artificial slopes reinforced by roots / F. Gentile, G. Elia & R. Elia

Experience with treatment of road structure landslides by innovative methods of deep drainage / O. Mrvík & S. Bomont

Strategic program for landslide disaster risk reduction: a lesson learned from Central Java, Indonesia / D. Karnawati, T.F. Fathani, B. Andayani, P.W. Burton & I. Sudarno

Erosion of forestry land: cause and rehabilitation / T. Ogawa, Y. Yamada, H. Gotoh & M. Takezawa

Landslide in a catchment area of a torrent and consequences for the technical mitigation concept / F.J. Riedl

Slope instability along some sectors of the road to La Bufadora / J. Soares, C. Garcia, L. Mendoza, E. Inzunza, F. Jáuregui & J. Obregón.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781845646509

1845646509

OCLC:

748330151