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The study area, which will be open to tourism in Kusadasi (Aydin), has steep and high cliffs near the Aegean coast in Turkey. In the area where some slidings and rockfall problems occurred in the past, the geological hazards should be investigated and nature-friendly remedial measures should be taken. The aim of this study is to perform engineering geological studies to (1) search for geological hazards, (2) identify slope stability problems, and (3) recommend nature-friendly solutions in order to prevent/minimize the hazards. To accomplish these tasks, a geological survey was performed involving collection of rock samples and information on rock discontinuities by means of scanline surveys. Furthermore, in situ and laboratory tests were performed. The combined data set allowed performing slope stability and 2D rockfall analyses for different slope conditions. Flysch-like sedimentary material is the main lithological unit in the study area. This flysch consists of alternating sandstone-claystone-marl sequences. It is generally gray, light brown, thin to thick bedded and moderately weathered. The pervasive discontinuity is the bedding plane. Additionally, there are joints developed in two different directions. In this study, outcomes of the slope stability and 2D rockfall analyses along 43 profiles are presented with possible remedial measures.
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The authors gratefully acknowledge to Diana Tourism Company and its employees for their help and support throughout the field works. Thanks are due to the reviewers for their valuable and constructive comments to improve the quality of the paper.
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Kaya, Y., Topal, T. (2014).
Assessment of Rock Slope Stability for A Coastal Area Near Kusadasi, Aydin, Turkey.
In: Sassa, K., Canuti, P., Yin, Y. (eds) Landslide Science for a Safer Geoenvironment. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04996-0_87
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