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Landslides from Massive Rock Slope Failure

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  • © 2006

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Editors:
  1. Stephen G. Evans

    1. Department of Earth Sciences, University of Waterloo, Canada

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  2. Gabriele Scarascia Mugnozza

    1. Department of Earth Sciences, Università degli Studi di Roma, Rome, Italy

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  3. Alexander Strom

    1. Institute of the Geospheres Dynamics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

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  4. Reginald L. Hermanns

    1. Geological Survey of Canada, Vancouver, Canada

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  • Comprehensive state-of-the-art review of massive rock slope failure in a natural system context
  • Introduces new data on landslides from massive rock slope failure from many parts of the world including the Central Asian countries of the former Soviet Union
  • Vital source for multi-disciplinary research on landslides in natural rock slopes
  • Explores rapidly developing aspects of massive rock slope failure including initial failure mechanisms, fragmentation processes, post-failure behaviour, and its role in landscape evolution

Part of the book series: NATO Science Series: IV: (NAIV, volume 49)

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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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Table of contents (32 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XV
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  2. INTRODUCTION

    1. Front Matter

      Pages I-XV
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    2. LANDSLIDES FROM MASSIVE ROCK SLOPE FAILURE AND ASSOCIATED PHENOMENA

      • S.G. EVANS, G. SCARASCIA MUGNOZZA, A.L. STROM, R.L. HERMANNS, A. ISCHUK, S. VINNICHENKO
      Pages 03-52

    3. SINGLE-EVENT LANDSLIDES RESULTING FROM MASSIVE ROCK SLOPE FAILURE: CHARACTERISING THEIR FREQUENCY AND IMPACT ON SOCIETY

      • S.G. EVANS
      Pages 53-73

  3. ANALYSIS OF INITIAL ROCK SLOPE FAILURE

    1. Front Matter

      Pages I-XV
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    2. ON THE INITIATION OF LARGE ROCKSLIDES: PERSPECTIVES FROM A NEW ANALYSIS OF THE VAIONT MOVEMENT RECORD

      • D.N. PETLEY, D.J. PETLEY
      Pages 77-84

    3. FROM CAUSE TO EFFECT: USING NUMERICAL MODELLING TO UNDERSTAND ROCK SLOPE INSTABILITY MECHANISMS

      • E. EBERHARDT
      Pages 85-101

    4. GRAVITATIONAL CREEP OF ROCK SLOPES AS PRE-COLLAPSE DEFORMATION AND SOME PROBLEMS IN ITS MODELLING

      • A.A. VARGA
      Pages 103-110

    5. MODELS AVAILABLE TO UNDERSTAND FAILURE AND PRE-FAILURE BEHAVIOUR OF LARGE ROCK SLOPE MOVEMENTS: THE CASE OF LA CLAPIÈRE, SOUTHERN ALPS, FRANCE

      • V. MERRIEN-SOUKATCHOFF, Y. GUNZBURGER
      Pages 111-127

    6. NUMERICAL MODELLING OF ROCK SLOPES USING A TOTAL SLOPE FAILURE APPROACH

      • D. STEAD, J.S. COGGAN
      Pages 129-138

    7. THE ROLE OF TOPOGRAPHIC AMPLIFICATION ON THE INITIATION OF ROCK SLOPES FAILURES DURING EARTHQUAKES

      • W. MURPHY
      Pages 139-154

  4. MONITORING OF ROCK SLOPE MOVEMENT

    1. Front Matter

      Pages I-XV
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    2. APPLICATION OF GROUND-BASED RADAR INTERFEROMETRY TO MONITOR AN ACTIVE ROCKSLIDE AND IMPLICATIONS FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

      • N. CASAGLI, P. FARINA, D. LEVA, D. TARCHI
      Pages 157-173

    3. MONITORING AND ASSESSING THE STATE OF ACTIVITY OF SLOPE INSTABILITIES BY THE PERMANENT SCATTERERS TECHNIQUE

      • C. COLESANTI, G.B. CROSTA, A. FERRETTI, C. AMBROSI
      Pages 175-194

  5. ANALYSIS OF POST-FAILURE BEHAVIOUR

    1. Front Matter

      Pages I-XV
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    2. FORECASTING RUNOUT OF ROCK AND DEBRIS AVALANCHES

      • R.M. IVERSON
      Pages 197-209

    3. CONTINUUM NUMERICAL MODELLING OF FLOW-LIKE LANDSLIDES

      • G.B. CROSTA, S. IMPOSIMATO, D.G. RODDEMAN
      Pages 211-232

    4. ANALYSIS OF POST-FAILURE BEHAVIOUR

      • LANDSLIDE MOBILITY AND THE ROLE OF WATER F. LEGROS
      Pages 233-242

    5. ROCK AVALANCHE OCCURRENCE, PROCESS AND MODELLING

      • O. HUNGR
      Pages 243-266

    6. MOBILITY OF ROCK AVALANCHES TRIGGERED BY UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS

      • V.V. ADUSHKIN
      Pages 267-284
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Reviews

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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)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Earth Sciences, University of Waterloo, Canada

    Stephen G. Evans

  • Department of Earth Sciences, Università degli Studi di Roma, Rome, Italy

    Gabriele Scarascia Mugnozza

  • Institute of the Geospheres Dynamics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

    Alexander Strom

  • Geological Survey of Canada, Vancouver, Canada

    Reginald L. Hermanns

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