Overview
- Comprehensive state-of-the-art review of massive rock slope failure in a natural system context
- Introduces new data on landslides from massive rock slope failure from many parts of the world including the Central Asian countries of the former Soviet Union
- Vital source for multi-disciplinary research on landslides in natural rock slopes
- Explores rapidly developing aspects of massive rock slope failure including initial failure mechanisms, fragmentation processes, post-failure behaviour, and its role in landscape evolution
Part of the book series: NATO Science Series: IV: (NAIV, volume 49)
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Table of contents (32 papers)
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Front Matter
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ANALYSIS OF INITIAL ROCK SLOPE FAILURE
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ANALYSIS OF POST-FAILURE BEHAVIOUR
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About this book
Amongst the thematic topics discussed are global frequency, impacts on society, analysis of initial rock slope failure, monitoring of rock slope movement, analysis and modeling of post-failure behaviour, volcanic landslides, and influences of massive rock slope failure on the geomorphological evolution of mountain regions. Regional contributions include reports on rockslides and rock avalanches in Norway, western Canada, the Andes of Argentina, the Karakoram Himalaya, the European Alps, the Appennines, and the mountains of Central Asia.
Rockslides and rock avalanches in the Central Asian republics of the former Soviet Union are discussed in detail for the first time in an English-language book. These landslides include the 1911 Usoi rockslide, that dammed 75 km-long Lake Sarez, and the 1949 Khait rock avalanche that may have killed up to 28,000 people. Both landslides were earthquake-triggered and both are located in Tajikistan. An additional highlight is a detailed description and analysis of large-scale artificial rock avalanches triggered by underground nuclear explosions during the testing programme of the former Soviet Union.
Reviews
From the reviews:
"It will often be my first point of reference in a field which has lacked an integrated resource … . Massive Rock Slope Failure (MRSF) can be as lethal as hospital-bug MRSA, involving bedrock masses from 1000,000 m3 up to 1000 million m3 … . The book covers pretty much the full spectrum of issues. … The editors are rightly proud of having brought several excellent Russian and former Soviet Asian contributors … . It is … easy enough to read and handle … ." (David Jarman, Journal of Sedimentary Research, January, 2007)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Landslides from Massive Rock Slope Failure
Editors: Stephen G. Evans, Gabriele Scarascia Mugnozza, Alexander Strom, Reginald L. Hermanns
Series Title: NATO Science Series: IV:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4037-5
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2006
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-4035-1Published: 12 August 2006
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-4036-8Published: 20 July 2006
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-4037-5Published: 17 May 2007
Series ISSN: 1568-1238
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 662
Topics: Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences, Physical Geography, Environment, general