Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Investigations and stability analyses of Malin village landslide of Pune district, Maharashtra, India

  • Published:
Natural Hazards Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

This paper presents field investigations and numerical analyses of the landslide, affecting Malin village of Pune district in Maharashtra, India. The Malin village was wiped out due to Malin landslide, occurred on July 30, 2014; however, only a primary school and few houses remained safe during the event, and mass of the people buried in debris of slide. To study the causes of the event, field study has been carried out. Representative samples of slope-forming geomaterials (soil/rock) have been collected at three locations of the hill viz. L1 (bottom of the hill), L2 (middle of the hill) and L3 (top of the hill) along with massive and vesicular basalt for the determination of the geotechnical properties in the laboratory. The estimated geotechnical properties have been used for numerical modeling of the hill slope that has been performed to calculate factor of safety, maximum displacement, displacement direction and accumulated maximum shear strain with the help of numerical programs based on limit equilibrium method and finite element method approaches, respectively. This study shows that the hill slope was unstable with FoS < 1 and prone to failure. It was triggered by various man-made and natural factors like heavy rainfall, unscientific construction activities at the top of the hill and along the hill, unplanned cultivations and lack of drainage system. Also, the results of the numerical analysis can be successfully implemented to minimize/reduce impact and frequency of landslide in the area of similar morphology.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • ASTM D4767-02 (2002) Standard test method for consolidated undrained triaxial compression test for cohesive soils. Annual book of ASTM standards. American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia

  • ASTM D3967-05 (2005) Standard test method for splitting tensile strength of intact rock core specimens. Annual book of ASTM standards. American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia

  • ASTM C136-06 (2006) Standard test method for sieve analysis of fine and coarse aggregates. Annual book of ASTM standards. American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia

  • ASTM D422-07 (2007) Standard test method for particle size analysis of soils. Annual book of ASTM standards. American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia

  • ASTM D7263-09 (2009) Standard test methods for laboratory determination of density (unit weight) of soil specimen. Annual book of ASTM standards. American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia

  • ASTM D854-14 (2014) Standard test methods for specific gravity of soil solids by water pycnometer. Annual book of ASTM standards. American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia

  • ASTM D2166-13 (2013) Standard test method for unconfined compressive strength of cohesive soil. Annual book of ASTM standards. American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia

  • ASTM D2216-10 (2010) Standard test methods for laboratory determination of water (moisture) content of soil and rock by mass. Annual book of ASTM standards. American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia

  • Bishop AW (1955) Use of the slip circle in the stability analysis of earth slopes. Geotechnique 5(1):7–17

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Chen H, Ito Y, Sawamukai M, Tokunaga T (2015) Flood hazard assessment in the Kujukuri plain of Chiba Prefecture, Japan, based on GIS and multicriteria decision analysis. Nat Hazards 78:105–120

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Dawson EM, Roth WH, Drescher A (1999) Slope stability analysis by strength reduction. Geotechnique 49(6):835–840

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Ferlisi S, Cascini L, Corominas J, Matano F (2012) Rockfall risk assessment to persons travelling in vehicles along a road: the case study of the Amalfi coastal road (southern Italy). Nat Hazards 62:691–721

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Griffiths DV, Lane PA (1999) Slope stability analysis by finite elements. Geotechnique 49(3):387–403

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Hammah RE, Yacoub TE, Corkum B, Curran JH, Wibowo F (2007) Analysis of blocky rock slopes with finite element shear strength reduction analysis. In: Proceedings of the 1st Canada-US rock mechanics symposium Vancouver rocks 2007. Vancouver, Canada http://www.portal.gsi.gov.in/portal. Accessed 28 May 2015

  • ISRM (1978) Suggested methods for determining tensile strength of rock materials. Int J Rock Mech Min Sci 15:101–103

    Google Scholar 

  • ISRM (1979a) Commission on standardization of laboratory and field tests, suggested methods for determining water content, porosity, density, absorption and related properties. Int J Rock Mech Min Sci 16:141–156

    Google Scholar 

  • ISRM (1979b) Suggested methods for determining the uniaxial compressive strength and deformability of rock materials. Int J Rock Mech Min Sci 16:135–140

    Google Scholar 

  • ISRM (1981) Rock characterization, testing and monitoring. In: Brown ET (ed) ISRM suggested methods, international society for rock mechanics. Pergamon Press, Oxford

    Google Scholar 

  • Janbu N (1968) Slope stability computations. Institute for Geotknikk og Fundamenteringslære, Norges Tekniske Høgskole, Soil mechanics and foundation engineering, the Technical University of Norway

  • Janbu N, Bjerrum L, Kjaernsli B (1956) Soil mechanics applied to some engineering problems. Norwegian Geotechnical Institute. Publication 16, Oslo

    Google Scholar 

  • Jing L (2003) A review of techniques, advances and outstanding issues in numerical modelling for rock mechanics and rock engineering. Int J Rock Mech Min Sci 40:283–353

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Kainthola A, Singh PK, Wasnik AB, Sazid M, Singh TN (2012) Finite element analysis of road cut slopes using Hoek and Brown failure criterion. Int J Earth Sci Eng 5(5):1100–1109

    Google Scholar 

  • Kirschbaum D, Adler R, Hong Y, Hill S, Lerner-Lam A (2010) A global landslide catalog for hazard applications: method, results, and limitations. Nat Hazards 52(3):561–575

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Matsui T, San K (1992) Finite element slope stability analysis by shear strength reduction technique. Soils Found 32:59–70

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Nadim F, Kjekstad O (2009) Assessment of Global High- Risk Landslide Disaster Hotspots. In: Sassa K, Canuti P (eds) Landslide- Disaster Risk Reduction. Springer, Berlin, pp 213–221

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  • Palma B, Parise M, Reichenbach P, Guzzetti F (2012) Rockfall hazard assessment along a road in the Sorrento Peninsula Campania southern Italy. Nat Hazards 61:187–201

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Petley DN, Dunning SA, Rosser NJ (2005) The analysis of global landslide risk throw the creation of a database of worldwide landslide fatalities. In: Hungr O, Fell R, Couture R, Eberhardt E (eds) Landslide risk management. CRC Press, London, pp 367–373

  • Ramakrishnan D, Singh TN, Verma AK, Gulati A, Tiwari KC (2013) Soft computing and GIS for landslide susceptibility assessment in Tawaghat area, Kumaon Himalaya, India. Nat Hazards 65(1):315–330

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Rocscience (2010) Slide: stability analysis for soil and rock slopes. Rocscience, Toronto

    Google Scholar 

  • Sarkar K, Gulati A, Singh TN (2008) Landslide susceptibility analysis using artificial neural networks and GIS in Luhri area, Himachal Pradesh. J Indian Landslides 1(1):11–20

    Google Scholar 

  • Singh TN, Gulati A, Dontha L, Bhardwaj V (2008) Evaluating cut slope failure by numerical analysis—a case study. Nat Hazards 47:263–279

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Singh PK, Wasnik AB, Kainthola A, Sazid M, Singh TN (2013) The stability of road cut cliff face along SH-121: a case study. Nat Hazards 68(2):497–507

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Singh R, Umrao RK, Singh TN (2014) Stability evaluation of road-cut slopes in the Lesser Himalaya of Uttarakhand, India: conventional and numerical approaches. Bull Eng Geol Environ 73:845–857

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Spencer EA (1967) Method of analysis of embankments assuming parallel interslice forces. Geotechnique 17:11–26

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Wadhawan SK, Raju M, Ghosh S, Badal MS, Ghoshal TB, Jaiswal P (2013) Geoscience consideration in formulation of national landslide disaster management plan. Indian J Geosci 67(3&4):203–216

    Google Scholar 

  • Zienkiewicz OC (1977) The finite element method in engineering sciences, 3rd edn. McGrawHill, New York

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgments

The authors are thankful to the Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi-110016, India, for giving this opportunity to get involved in a natural disaster problem of national importance. Authors would sincerely like to thank the editor for valuable suggestions that helped a lot to improve the manuscript.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Earth Sciences, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, 400076, India

    T. N. Singh, L. K. Sharma, Rajesh Singh & M. K. Ansari

  2. Central Soil and Materials Research Station, New Delhi, 110016, India

    Rajbal Singh

  3. Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, 110016, India

    Bhoop Singh

Authors
  1. T. N. Singh
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Rajbal Singh
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Bhoop Singh
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. L. K. Sharma
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Rajesh Singh
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. M. K. Ansari
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Rajesh Singh.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Singh, T.N., Singh, R., Singh, B. et al. Investigations and stability analyses of Malin village landslide of Pune district, Maharashtra, India. Nat Hazards 81, 2019–2030 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-016-2241-0

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-016-2241-0

Keywords

Search

Navigation