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A study of the factors influencing the occurrence of landslides in the Wushan area

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Due to the complex natural geological conditions, many slope-related geological hazards occur in the Three Gorges Reservoir area in China. This study focuses on the characteristics of landslide development and their underlying mechanisms in this area. A statistical analysis is conducted to determine the characteristics of landslide development in the Wushan area, including the landslide distribution as a function of the elevation, slope, landslide material composition, scale, lithology, boundary conditions, instability mechanism, stratigraphic age, attitude, and sliding direction. The mechanisms of slope instability and the effect on the occurrence of landslides are analyzed. This study provides important reference material for landslide research in the Three Gorges Reservoir area and similar stratigraphic areas.

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This research is supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. 2017CXNL03) and the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions.

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  1. Key Laboratory of Coalbed Methane Resources and Reservoir Formation Process of the Ministry of Education, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, 221116, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China

    Chenchen Xu & Qiang Sun

  2. School of Resources and Geosciences, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, 221116, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China

    Chenchen Xu & Qiang Sun

  3. Hydrogeological and Environmental Geological Survey Center of China Geological Survey, Baoding, 071051, Hebei, People’s Republic of China

    Xiuyuan Yang

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Xu, C., Sun, Q. & Yang, X. A study of the factors influencing the occurrence of landslides in the Wushan area. Environ Earth Sci 77, 406 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-018-7584-2

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