Description |
1 online resource (xv, 662 pages) : illustrations, maps, portrait |
Series |
NATO science series. Series IV, Earth and environmental sciences ; v. 49 |
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NATO science series. Series IV, Earth and environmental sciences ; v. 49.
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Contents |
Note continued: 16. Rapid rock mass flow with dynamic fragmentation : inferences from the morphology and internal structure of rockslides and rock avalanches / M.J. McSaveney / T.R.H. Davies -- 17. Morphology and internal structure of rockslides and rock avalanches : grounds and constraints for their modelling / A. Strom -- 18. flims rockslide : history of interpretation and new insights / A. von Poschinger / P. Wassmer / M. Maisch -- 19. Rock avalanche and mountain slope deformation in a convex dip-slope : the case of the Maiella Massif, Central Italy / G. Scarascia-Mugnozza / G. Bianchi Fasani / C. Esposito / S. Martino / M. Saroli / E. Di Luzio / S.G. Evans -- 20. Slow-moving disintegrating rockslides on mountain slopes / R. Couture / S.G. Evans -- 21. Edoardo Semenza : the importance of geological and geomorphological factors in the identification of the ancient vaiont landslide / M. Ghirotti -- 22. Failure mechanisms and runout behaviour of three rock avalanches in the North-Eastern Italian Alps / R. Genevois / C. Armento / P.R. Tecca -- 23. Large modern collapses on the active volcanoes of Kamchakta : causes and mechanism of formation / I.V. Melekestsev -- 24. Assessing massive flank collapse at stratovolcanoes using 3-D slope stability analysis / M.E. Reid / D.L. Brien -- 25. Catastrophic volcanic landslides : the La Orotava events on Tenerife, Canary Islands / M. Hurlimann / A. Ledesma -- 26. Rock slope failures in Norwegian Fjrod areas : examples, spatial distribution and temporal pattern / L.H. Blikra / O. Longva / A. Braathen / E. Anda / J.F. Dehls / K. Stalsberg -- 27. Rock avalanching in the NW Argentine Andes as a result of complex interactions of lithologic, structural and topographic boundary conditions, climate change and active tectonics / R.L. Hermanns / S. Niedermann / A. Villanueva Garcia / A. Schellenberger |
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Note continued: 28. Rock avalanches with complex run out and emplacement, Karakoram Himalaya, Inner Asia / K. Hewitt -- 29. Dissected rockslide and rock avalanche deposits, Tien Shan Kyrgyzstan / K. Abdrakhmatov / A. Strom -- 30. Landslide-driven erosion and topographic evolution of active mountain belts / N. Hovius / C.P. Stark -- 31. Impacts of landslide dams on Mountain Valley morphology / R.L. Schuster |
Summary |
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 |
Analysis |
Massive rock slope failure |
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Hazard assessment |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
Notes |
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Subject |
Landslides -- Congresses
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Landslide hazard analysis -- Congresses
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Rock slopes -- Congresses
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Sedimentology & Stratigraphy.
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Environnement.
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Sciences de la terre.
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Landslide hazard analysis
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Landslides
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Rock slopes
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Genre/Form |
proceedings (reports)
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Actes de congrès.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Evans, Stephen G., 1948-
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LC no. |
2006509575 |
ISBN |
9781402040375 |
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1402040377 |
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1402040350 |
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9781402040351 |
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1402040369 |
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9781402040368 |
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1280901888 |
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9781280901881 |
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9786610901883 |
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6610901880 |
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