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Risk analysis of landslides – A case study

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The effects of uncertainty due to the variability of soil parameters on the risk of landsliding in the Himalayan region are investigated using a random field model combined with slope stability analyses. Effects of spatial variability both in horizontal and vertical directions, number of test samples, variations in piezometric level and the influence of earthquake on the reliability of a typical slope in a slide area are investigated. The results show that the reliability of slopes in the slide area is significantly affected by the coefficients of variation of soil parameters, spatial variations of soil parameters, number of test samples and piezometric variations. The results also show that the assumption of isotropic variations to assess slope reliability isconservative. The results of the study are useful in providing guidelines and pointing to remedial measures in the form of sub-surface drainage to improve slope reliability in the area.

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

    G. L. Sivakumar Babu & M. D. Mukesh

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Babu, G.L.S., Mukesh, M.D. Risk analysis of landslides – A case study. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering 21, 113–127 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023525002893

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