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Use of Scoops3D and GIS for the Assessment of Slope Stability in Three-Dimensional: A Case Study in Sapa, Vietnam

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Slope failures in nature are in the three-dimensional form; therefore, it is generally thought that the traditional one-dimensional or two-dimensional slope stability analyses cannot well consider the characteristics of the actual landscape in many situations and commonly produce more conservative results. In this study, the deterministic Scoops3D - a fully three-dimensional, physical-based landslide model was deployed. The program employs the three-dimensional column limit – equilibrium techniques and the digital elevation model (DEM) to perform a comprehensive three-dimensional slope stability analysis. Scoops3D evaluates the stability of a rotational, spherical slip surface encompassing many DEM cells, producing the least-stable potential landslide for each cell throughout the entire digital landscape alongside the related volumes and areas. For the evaluation of the performance of Scoops3D, a severe landslide event that took place on August 05, 2019, following a historical rainstorm event in Sapa, Lao Cai, Vietnam was taken into account. The Success Rate (SR) and the Modified Success Rate (MSR) were employed to compare the actual landslide scar with that predicted by Scoops3D. The results show that with reliable input data, the approach is capable of predicting the locations of future landslides with moderate accuracy, and the updated topographical conditions simulated by Scoops3D can be used for further studies on the occurrence of future landslides in the study area.

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The support from the Vietnam Ministry of Science and Technology under the Grant NĐT 67/e-Asia19 is gratefully acknowledged.

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Tran, T.V., Hoang, V.H., Pham, H.D., Sato, G. (2021). Use of Scoops3D and GIS for the Assessment of Slope Stability in Three-Dimensional: A Case Study in Sapa, Vietnam. In: Tien Bui, D., Tran, H.T., Bui, XN. (eds) Proceedings of the International Conference on Innovations for Sustainable and Responsible Mining. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 108. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60269-7_11

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