Landslides from Massive Rock Slope Failure

By: Stephen G. Evans (Editor), Gabriele Scarascia Mugnozza (Editor), Alexander Strom (Editor)

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Hardcover | 12 August 2006

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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.

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"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)

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Dedication
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
Massive Rock Slope Failure Phenomena
Single Event Landslides Resulting from Massive Rock Slope Failure: Characterising their Frequency and Impact on Society
Analysis Of Initial Rock Slope Failure
On the Initiation of Large Rockslides: Perspectives from a New Analysis of the Vaiont Movement Record
From Cause to Effect - Using Numerical Modelling to Understand Rock Slope Instability Mechanisms
Gravitational Creep of Rock Slopes as Pre-collapse Deformation and some Problems in its Modelling
Models Available to Understand Failure and Pre-failure Behaviour of Large Rock Slope Movements: The Case of La ClapiOre, Southern Alps, France
Numerical Modelling ofRock Slopes Using a Total Slope Failure Approach
The Role of Topographic Amplification on the Initiation of Rock Slope Failures During Earthquakes
Monitoring Of Rock Slope Movement
Application of Ground Based Radar Interferometry to Monitor an Active Rockslide and Implications for Emergency Management
Monitoring and Assessing State of Activity of Slope Instabilities by the Permanent Scatterers Technique
Analysis Of Post-Failure Behaviour
Forecasting Runout of Rock and Debris Avalanches
Contjnuum Numerical Modelling of Flow-like Landslides
Landslide Mobility and the Role of Water
Rock Avalanche Occurrence, Process, and Modelling
Mobility of Rock Avalanches Triggered by Underground Nuclear Explosions
Rapid Rock Mass Flow with Dynamic Fragmentation: Inferences from the Morphology and Internal Structure of Rockslides and Rock Avalanches
Morphology and Internal Structure of Rockslide and Rock Avalanches: Grounds and Constraints for their Modelling
Case Studies Of Massive Rock Slope Failure.18. The Flims Rockslide: History of lnterpretation and New Data
Rock Avalanche and Mountain Slope Deformation in a Convex Dip-Slope: The Case of the Maiella Massif, Central Italy
Slow-Moving Disintegrating Rockslides on Mountain Slopes
Edoardo Semenza: The Importance of Geological and Geomorphological Factors for the Identification of the Ancient Vaiont Rockslide
Failure Mechanisms and Runout Behaviour of Three Rock Avalanches in North Eastern Italian Alps
Volcanic Landslides
Large Modern Collapses on the Active Volcanoes of Kamchatka: Causes and Mechanisms of Formation
Assessing Massive Flank Collapse at Stratovolcanoes Using 3-D Slope Stability Analysis
Catastrophic Volcanic Landslides: The La Orotava Events on Tenerife, Canary Islands
Regional Studies Of Massive Rock Slope Failure.26. Rock Slope Failures in Norwegian Fjord Areas: Examples, Spatial Distribution and Temporal Pattern
Rock Avalanching in the NW Argentine Andes as a result of Complex Interactions of Lithologic, Structural and Topographic Boundary Conditions, Climate Change and Active Tectonics
Rock Avalanches with Complex Run Out and Emplacement, Karakoram Himalaya, Inner Asia
Dissected Rockslide and Rock-Avalanche Deposits, Tien Shan, Kyrgizstan
Influences On Geomorphological Evolution.30. Landslide-driven Erosion and Topographic Evolution of Active Mountain Belts
Landslide-driven Erosion Impacts of Landslide Dams on Mountain Valley Morphology R.L. Schuster
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