Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Ground Geotechnical Engineering Disasters
2.1 Introduction
2.1.1 Hazard Recognition
2.1.2 Rating the Hazard and the Risk
2.1.3 Elements of Slope Stability
2.2 Slope Failure Form Characteristics
2.2.1 Creep
2.2.2 Falls
2.2.3 Planar Slides in Rock Masses
2.2.4 Rotational Slides in Rock
2.2.5 Rotational Slides in Soils
2.2.6 Lateral Spreading and Progressive Failure
2.2.7 Debris Slides
2.2.8 Debris Avalanches
2.2.9 Debris Flows
2.2.10 Rock-Fragment Flows
2.2.11 Soil and Mud Flows
2.2.12 Offshore Failures
2.3 Assessment of Slopes
2.3.1 General
2.3.2 Soil and Mud Flows
2.3.3 Slope Characteristics
2.3.4 Weather Factors
2.3.5 Hazard Maps and Risk Assessment
2.4 Treatment of Slopes
2.4.1 General Concepts
2.4.2 Changing Slope Geometry
2.4.3 Surface Water Control
2.4.4 Internal Seepage Control
2.4.5 Side-Hill Fills
2.4.6 Retention
2.5 Investigation: A Review
2.5.1 General
2.5.2 Regional and Total Slope Studies
2.5.3 Detailed Study of Cut, Fill, or Failure Area
2.5.4 Case Study
2.5.5 Instrumentation and Monitoring
2.6 References
2.7 Further Reading
Chapter 3 Reservoir Landslide
3.1 Analysis of Typical Cases of Translational Landslides
3.1.1 Introduction
3.1.2 Mechanism Analysis
3.1.3 Case
3.1.4 Discussion
3.2 Early Warning of Landslide in Reservoir Area
3.2.1 Introduction
3.2.2 Method
3.2.3 Case