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Two-volume set, includes a free CD containing the full contents of the book.
Landslides and Engineered Slopes: Protecting Society through Improved Understanding comprises the Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Landslides and 2nd North American Symposium on Landslides (Banff, Alberta, Canada, 2-8 June 2012). Included are thirteen keynote and invited papers, the inaugural Heim Lecture, and over 260 technical papers organized under the following themes:
• Landslides and Society - Processes and Impacts
• Advances in Investigation & Classification
• Understanding Landslide Mechanisms
• Simulating and Managing Rock Fall
• New Technologies for Investigative and Performance Monitoring
• Slope Stability in Practice - Engineered Slopes and Forest Management
• Advanced Stability Analyses and Landslide Modelling
• Evaluation and Control of Landslides - Avoidance, Prevention, and
• Protection Strategies
This two-volume set is intended for landslide practitioners, researchers and decision makers, to serve as a comprehensive reference, summarizing the current state-of-the-art and state-of-practice in landslide investigation, analysis and risk management as viewed by experts from Canada, the U.S. and other countries worldwide in their efforts to better protect society through improved understanding.
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Preface
Symposium credits
VOLUME 1
Keynote & invited papers
Landslides and engineered slopes: Protecting society through improved understanding
D.N. Petley
Approaches to rainfall-induced landslides forecasting
G.B. Crosta, P. Frattini & C. di Prisco
Characteristics of landslides triggered by the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake, Sichuan, China
Y. Yin, P. Sun, M. Zhang, A. Xing & M. Wang
Progressive failure in natural and engineered slopes
S. Leroueil, A. Locat, E. Eberhardt & N. Kovacevic
Varnes classification of landslide types, an update
O. Hungr, S. Leroueil & L. Picarelli
Advances in investigation and analysis for soil landslides: Three selected topics
D.H. Cornforth
Fluid flow focusing in passive continental margins: Significance to submarine slope instability
R. Urgeles
Rock slope characterization and geomechanical modelling
D. Stead, M. Jaboyedoff & J.S. Coggan
Monitoring of potentially catastrophic rockslides
S. Loew, V. Gischig, J.R. Moore & A. Keller-Signer
Integrating forests in the analysis and management of rockfall risks: Experiences from research and practice in the Alps
L.K.A. Dorren & F. Berger
Urban landslides: Challenges for forensic engineering geologists and engineers
Scott Burns
Malaysia’s national slope master plan—from theory to practice
C.H. Abdullah
Slope instability hazard in Haiti: Emergency assessment for a safe reconstruction
S. Mora-Castro, J. Saborío, J.P. Asté, C. Prepetit, V. Joseph & M. Matera
First Heim lecture
Deformation analysis of landslides: Progressive failure, rate effects and thermal interactions
E.E. Alonso
Landslides & society: Processes & impacts
An introduction to the Canadian technical guidelines and best practices related to landslides
R. Couture, P.T. Bobrowsky, A. Blais-Stevens, B. Wang & D.F. VanDine
Requirements for professional landslide studies in Canada
D.F. VanDine & K.W. Savigny
Landslide identification, mapping and field description in Canada
L.E. Jackson, Jr., P.T. Bobrowsky & R. Couture
Landslide risk evaluation in Canada
M.J. Porter & N.R. Morgenstern
Prototype landslide hazard map of the conterminous United States
J.W. Godt, J.A. Coe, R.L. Baum, L.M. Highland, J.R. Keaton & R.J. Roth, Jr.
Seattle landslide study: 12 years later
W.T. Laprade & J.J. Lee
Landslide hazard mapping in North Carolina—Overview and improvements to the program
J.B. Bauer, S.J. Fuemmeler, R.M. Wooten, A.C. Witt, K.A. Gillon & T.J. Douglas
Systematic geological mapping for landslide understanding in the Norwegian context
R.L. Hermanns, L. Hansen, K. Sletten, M. Böhme, H.S.S. Bunkholt, J.F. Dehls, R.S. Eilertsen, L. Fischer, J.-S. L’Heureux, F. Høgaas, B. Nordahl, T. Oppikofer, L. Rubensdotter, I.-L. Solberg, K. Stalsberg & F.X. Yugsi Molina
The national landslide inventory, landslide events, impacts and mitigation measures in Italy
A. Trigila & C. Iadanza
Economic assessment of landslide risk for the Waidhofen a.d. Ybbs region, Alpine Foreland, Lower Austria
P. Lemenkova, C. Promper & T. Glade
Geomorphic controls and debris flows—the 2010 Zhouqu disaster, China
T.A. Dijkstra, J.H. Chandler, R. Wackrow, X.M. Meng, D.T. Ma, A. Gibson, M. Whitworth, C. Foster, K. Lee, P.R.N. Hobbs, H.J. Reeves & J. Wasowski
The Testalinden Creek debris flow of 2010 near Oliver, British Columbia
P. Jordan, K. Turner & D. Nicol
Debris flow fatalities—who lives and who dies?
P.M. Santi & C. Dowling
The physical vulnerability of roads to debris flow: An expert judgement approach
J.T. Smith, M.G. Winter, S. Fotopoulou, K. Pitilakis, O-C. Mavrouli, J. Corominas & S. Argyroudis
Vulnerability of buildings to debris flow impact
M. Jakob, D. Stein & M. Ulmi
Analyses of river-blocking and breaking mode of “9.24” debris flow near Tangjiashan barrier dam
X.W. Hu, Y. Zhang, X.P. Lv, X. Lin, X.W. Hu & H.Y. Hu
Earthquake approach to mapping landslides useful for private insurers
J.R. Keaton & R.J. Roth, Jr.
Estimating landslide losses: A general approach for a winter storm scenario
C.J. Wills, F. Perez & D. Branum
Relation of recent megalandslides to prehistoric events in the city of La Paz, Bolivia
R.H. Hermanns, J. Dehls, M.A. Guzmán, N. Roberts, J.J. Clague, A. Cazas Saavedra & G. Quenta Quispe
Relationship between urban development and slope instability in the history of Rome:
The case of the Palatine Hill between the Republican and the Imperial Ages (IV cen. BC—II cen. AD)
G.B. Fasani, A. Bretschneider, E. Di Luzio & A. Cicogna
A moderate velocity landslide with immoderate consequences
D.M. Cruden, C.D. Martin, S. Thomson & B.G.N. Miller
Landslide hazard evaluation and quarry redesign at Bingen, Washington, USA
H.T. Kuper, G.L. Peterson, R. Pirot & D.J. Higgins
Minor rock slide along Ohio River, Indiana, yields damage to residential structures
T.R. West
Review of approaches for assessing the impact of climate change on landslide hazards
J.A. Coe & J.W. Godt
What if atmospheric CO2 concentration doubles? A chemical perspective on rock weathering and weakening
M.-H. Derron & M. Jaboyedoff
Forecasting transport infrastructure slope failures in a changing climate
J.H. Wilks, T.A. Dijkstra & N. Dixon
Landslides and climate change—innovative approaches to planning policy and stakeholder engagement in England
R. McInnes & R. Moore
Historical evolution of multi-source mudslides
M. Parise, A. Federico & G. Palladino
Land cover changes for landslide risk evolution—first results from lower Austria
C. Promper & T. Glade
The influence of notches on the stability of soil and rock slopes
L.E. Vallejo
Botanical and geotechnical influences on peat instability
E.S. Foteu Madio, A.P. Dykes, M.P. Waller, P. Hughes & M.J. Grant
Exploring regional topographic and rainfall controls of landslides on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
J.N. Goetz, A. Brenning & R.H. Guthrie
A solifluction lobe in Okstindan, north Norway and its paleoclimatic significance
G. Elliott & P. Worsley
Massive debris flow event on Pacific Northwest volcanoes, USA, November 2006:
Causes, effects and relationship to climate change
S.F. Burns, R. Pirot, K. Williams & S. Sobieschezk
Advances in investigation & classification
A railway ground hazard scenario characterization methodology
T.R. Keegan, M. Pritchard & D.M. Cruden
Fast assessment of susceptibility of massive rock instabilities
M. Jaboyedoff, M.-H. Derron, A. Pedrazzini, L.H. Blikra, G.B. Crosta, C.R. Froese, R.H. Hermanns, T. Oppikofer, M. Böhme & D. Stead
Understanding landslides in Kentucky: Tools and methods to further landslide hazard research
M.M. Crawford
Monitoring and LIDAR spatial analysis to define landslide activity at Little Smoky River, Alberta
A.J. Morgan, D.K. Chao & C.R. Froese
Construction of evaluation model for landslide potential after rainfall due to slope land use
Y-R. Chen, S-C. Hsieh, K-J. Tsai & W-C. Lin
Landslide and alluvial fan caused by an extreme rainfall in Suao, Taiwan
H.T. Chou, C.F. Lee, C.M. Lo & C.P. Lin
Rock slope stability and influence of rainfall on national road 234 (Central Portugal)
P.S. Andrade & V.P. Cavaleiro
Pre-conditioning factors for rainfall and earthquake-triggered landslides
S.B. Bai, B. Thiebes, J. Wang & P.G. Zhou
Relation of landslides triggered by the Kiholo Bay earthquake and modeled ground motion
E.L. Harp, S.H. Hartzell, R.W. Jibson & L. Ramirez-Guzman
Study of stability of the remnant mountain body in the back scarp of the Tangjiashan
Landslide after the May 12, 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake
X.W. Hu, G. Luo, X.P. Lv, D.G. Song, X.W. Hu & H.Y. Hu
Seismic landslide hazard maps of Anchorage, Alaska, USA
R.W. Jibson
Recognition of earthquake-triggered landslides using support vector machines
C. Cheng, S.B. Bai & P.G. Zhou
Rapid drawdown and landslides
N.M. Pinyol, E.E. Alonso & S. Olivella
Application of ambient noise analysis for investigating site amplification properties of slopes susceptible to seismically induced failures
V. Del Gaudio & J. Wasowski
Using 3D seismic and electrical tomography to aid in landslide remediation design
P. Sirles, K. Haramy, R. Andrew & R. Surdahl
Mechanism and volume estimation of the 2007 Punta Cola rockslide-debris avalanche using terrestrial laser scanning and aerial photogrammetry
F.X. Yugsi Molina, T. Oppikofer, R.L. Hermanns, T.F. Redfield, I. Bascuñan, S. Loew & S.A. Sepúlveda
Characterizing six large landslides with LiDAR imagery and reconnaissance, Cascade Range, South Fork Santiam River, Oregon
C.M. Hammond & N.K. Jenks
Identification of geomorphological features of landslides using airborne laser altimetry
T.H. Kim, D.M. Cruden & C.D. Martin
Using 3D surface datasets to understand landslide evolution: From analogue models to real case study
D. Carrea, A. Abellán, M.-H. Derron, N. Gauvin & M. Jaboyedoff
Detailed geologic mapping uncovers prehistoric landslide dam at Posey Canyon in the Ridge Basin, California
J.M. Wallace & P.L. Johnson
Influence of 3D statistical discontinuity variability on slope stability conditions
M.-A. Brideau, S. Chauvin, P. Andrieux & D. Stead
Slope failure and modeling uncertainty in complex volcanic terrain, Opito Bay, New Zealand
S.L. Price
Slope instability in Ohio’s glacial deposits
J. Cermak & J. Moskowitz
Displacements of a large landslide in structurally complex clays
C. Di Maio, M. Vallario, R. Vassallo & M. Bianca
Quick-clay formation and groundwater leaching trends in southwestern Sweden
M.A. Persson & R.L. Stevens
Quick-clay distribution assessed from 2D resistivity measurements:
Recent developments based on test sites in Mid Norway
I.-L. Solberg, L. Hansen, J.S. Rønning & E. Dalsegg
A critical review of the definition of brittle clays adopted in the Norwegian practice
V. Thakur, F. Oset, R. Aabøe, T. Wiig, E. Lyche, E.E.D. Haugen, M.B. Sæter & A. Robsrud
The Saint-Jude landslide of May 10, 2010, Québec, Canada
P. Locat, D. Demers, D. Robitaille, T. Fournier, F. Noël, S. Leroueil, A. Locat & G. Lefebvre
The hidden complexity of a deep-seated landslide, Richmond, California, USA
P.L. Johnson & J.M. Wallace
Detailed assessment of the deep-seated gravitational deformation at Stampa above Flåm, Norway
M. Böhme, R.L. Hermanns, L. Fischer, T. Oppikofer, H.S.S. Bunkholt, M.-H. Derron, D. Carrea, M. Jaboyedoff & T. Eiken
Kinematics and internal deformation of a slow deep-seated rock slide in metamorphic rock (Niedergallmigg, Austria)
C. Zangerl, C. Prager, W. Chwatal, E. Brückl, H. Kirschner & R. Brandner
Post-glacial rockslides in a 200 × 130 km area of the Alps:
Characteristics, ages, and uncertainties
M. Ostermann & D. Sanders
The August 06, 2010 Mount Meager rock slide-debris flow, Coast Mountains, British Columbia
R.H. Guthrie, P. Friele, K. Allstadt, N. Roberts, S.G. Evans, K. Delaney, D. Roche, J.J. Clague, M. Jakob & D. Cronmiller
Reactivation of an overlooked landslide in site of power plant of Shawan hydropower station, Sichuan, China
S.W. Qi, F. Wu, Y. Song & Z.Q. Li
An experimental investigation on the “slope” stability during coalmining-induced quicksand
Q.H. Dong, W.H. Sui & X.C. Wei
Influence of multiple seams mining on stability of steep slopes
W.H. Sui, W. Hu, G. Zhang & Y. Wang
Study on the critical water head in the trailing edge of translational landslide
Y. Zhao, M. Xu & H.M. Zhao
Slope stability and landscape restoration design for abandoned limestone quarries in Xuzhou urban planning area
G. Zhang, W.H. Sui & J. Zhou
Stability and shear strength parameters inversion of man-made rockfill
B. Zhang, X. Chen, B. Wu, F. Feng & X. Huang
Determining potential debris flow inundation zones for an emergency response using LAHARZ: The Ghost Town debris flow, Maggie Valley, N.C., USA
A.C. Witt, K.A. Gillon, R.M. Wooten, T.J. Douglas, J.B. Bauer & S.J. Fuemmeler
Elaboration of a magnitude-frequency relationship for debris flows by aerial photographs—case study from a national park in the Spanish Pyrenees
M. Hürlimann, G. Chevalier, J. Moya, C. Abancó & M. Llorens
Debris flow modeling for susceptibility mapping at regional to national scale in Norway
L. Fischer, L. Rubensdotter, K. Sletten, K. Stalsberg, C. Melchiorre, P. Horton & M. Jaboyedoff
Initiation zone characterization of debris flows in November 2006, Mount Hood, Oregon, USA
R. Pirot
Approaches to shallow landslide and debris flow—assessments in Norway
K. Stalsberg, L. Fischer, L. Rubensdotter & K. Sletten
The fallacy of frequency: Statistical techniques for debris-flow frequency—magnitude analyses
M. Jakob
Debris flow travel distance: Field traverse data and regional guidelines for terrain stability assessment
R.J. Fannin, M. Busslinger & P. Jordan
A study about the relationship between the frequency of debris flows and lithology
B. Yu, S. Chu, K. Lu, L. Han & H. Xie
The Ganderberg landslide (South Tyrol, Italy): Residual hazard assessment and risk scenarios
G. Bossi, M. Mantovani, G. Marcato, A. Pasuto, V. Mair V, L. Nössing & M. Stefani
Landslide susceptibility modeling with generalized additive models—facing the heterogeneity of large regions
H. Petschko, R. Bell, T. Glade & A. Brenning
Landslide inventory and susceptibility mapping for the Yukon Alaska Highway Corridor
A. Blais-Stevens, P. Lipovsky, M. Kremer, R. Couture & S. Smith
Landslide susceptibility mapping with GIS: A case study in Covilhã, Portugal
J. Riscado, V.P. Cavaleiro, L. Andrade Pais & P.S. Andrade
Improved spatial analysis and prediction of landslide susceptibility: Practical recommendations
A. Brenning
Quantitative assessment of landslide frequency versus magnitude of displacement
P. Flentje, R. Chowdhury, A. Miner & C. Mazengarb
Engineering geomorphological mapping for landslide hazard assessments in Hong Kong
S. Parry & J.R. Hart
Performance after 17 years of road cut slopes in Muscat, Oman
P.M. Maurenbrecher & J. James
Challenges in planning highway improvements in landslide terrain
C. Gräpel & R. Skirrow
Susceptibility assessment of shallow landslides in the Messina province (North-East Sicily, Italy)
C. Esposito, G. Scarascia-Mugnozza, A. Trigila & M.G. Finoia
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