Landslide Recognition: Identification, Movement and Causes

ISBN-13: 9780471964773 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 272 str.

Dikau;Brunsden; Lothar Schrott

Opis

Every year a landslide disaster occurs somewhere in Europe. Destructive events are fortunately infrequent but when they do occur they are often tragic in their effects. Europe is heavily populated and development is expanding into areas where natural events are more likely to happen. Landslide Recognition is written by specialists from several European Institutions and is designed to portray the diagnostic features of landslides as they would appear in the field, on maps or in photographs. Brief descriptions, colour photographs and diagrams are provided and guidance is given with regard to different landslide types and where they might be found. This book should assist non-specialists; planners, developers, engineers; as well as earth scientists, recognize where a problem may exist and diagnose what type of failure may occur.

Spis treści

Fall (J. Flageollet and D. Weber).

Topple (R. Dikau, et al.).

Slide (Rational) (J. Buma and T. van Asch).

Slide (Transitional) (M. Ibsen, et al.).

Lateral Spreading (A. Pasuto, et al.).

Flow (C. Bisci, et al.).

Complex (M. Angeli, et al.).

Appendices.

Glossary.

Indexes.

Blurb

Every year a landslide disaster occurs somewhere in Europe. Destructive events are fortunately infrequent but when they do occur they are often tragic in their effects. Europe is heavily populated and development is expanding into areas where natural events are more likely to happen. Landslide Recognition is written by specialists from several European institutions and is designed to portray the diagnostic features of landslides as they would appear in the field, on maps or in photographs. Brief descriptions are provided and some guidance is given in the area in which different landslide types might be expected. This book will assist planners, developers, engineers and earth scientists to recognise where a problem may exist and to diagnose what type of failure may occur. The correct investigations and remedial measures may then be applied.