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The stability of mountain slope depends upon physical and chemical properties of the soil. In the present work geomorphic properties such as slope angle, slope aspect, slope curvature, lithological composition, and lineament as well as behaviour of slope materials such as texture, cohesion (c), friction angle (\(\varphi\)), water holding capacity, porosity, weight soil density and density of soil water were assessed and found out the relationship with landslip in the Shivkhola Watershed. Slope angle, slope aspect and slope curvature were derived from DEM on GIS platform. Lineament map was prepared using Satellite Image LISS III (2010). Soil samples were collected from 50 different locations and their laboratory test were being carried out to assess cohesion, friction angle, water holding capacity, pore space, and wet soil density. The spatial distribution of the mentioned characteristics of slope forming materials is done using ARC GIS Software. To estimate evolutionary stage through which the Shivkhola Watershed is passing, hypsometric analysis was made. Integration between landslides inventory map and derived thematic geomorphic maps was done to assess the spatial distribution of landslide potentiality.
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Mandal, S., Maiti, R. (2015). Geo-spatial Variability of Physiographic Parameters and Landslide Potentiality. In: Semi-quantitative Approaches for Landslide Assessment and Prediction. Springer Natural Hazards. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-146-6_2
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