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Summary
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.
Table of Contents
| Dedication |
| Acknowledgements |
| Preface |
| Part 1 Introduction |
| 1 Massive Rock Slope Failure PhenomenaS. G. Evans et al |
| 2 Single Event Landslides Resulting from Massive Rock Slope Failure: Characterising their Frequency and Impact on SocietyS.G. Evans |
| Part 2 Analysis Of Initial Rock Slope Failure |
| 3 On the Initiation of Large Rockslides: Perspectives from a New Analysis of the Vaiont Movement RecordD.N. Petley and D.J. Petley |
| 4 From Cause to Effect - Using Numerical Modelling to Understand Rock Slope Instability MechanismsE. Eberhardt |
| 5 Gravitational Creep of Rock Slopes as Pre-collapse Deformation and some Problems in its ModellingA.A. Varga |
| 6 Models Available to Understand Failure and Pre-failure Behaviour of Large Rock Slope Movements: The Case of La ClapiOre, Southern Alps, FranceV. Merrien-Soukatchoff and Y. Gunzberger |
| 7 Numerical Modelling ofRock Slopes Using a Total Slope Failure ApproachD. Stead and J. Coggan |
| 8 The Role of Topographic Amplification on the Initiation of Rock Slope Failures During EarthquakesW. Murphy.- |
| Part 3 Monitoring Of Rock Slope Movement |
| 9 Application of Ground Based Radar Interferometry to Monitor an Active Rockslide and Implications for Emergency ManagementN. Casagli et al |
| 10 Monitoring and Assessing State of Activity of Slope Instabilities by the Permanent Scatterers TechniqueC. Colesanti et al |
| Part 4 Analysis Of Post-Failure Behaviour |
| 11 Forecasting Runout of Rock and Debris AvalanchesR.M. Iverson |
| 12 Contjnuum Numerical Modelling of Flow-like LandslidesG.B. Crosta et al |
| 13 Landslide Mobility and the Role of WaterF. Legros |
| 14 Rock Avalanche Occurrence, Process, and ModellingO. Hunger |
| 15 Mobility of Rock Avalanches Triggered by Underground Nuclear ExplosionsV.V. Adushkin |
| 16 Rapid Rock Mass Flow with Dynamic Fragmentation: Inferences from the Morphology and Internal Structure of Rockslides and Rock AvalanchesM.J. McSaveney and T.R.H. Davies |
| 17 Morphology and Internal Structure of Rockslide and Rock Avalanches: Grounds and Constraints for their ModellingA.L. Strom |
| Part 5 Case Studies Of Massive Rock Slope Failure.18. The Flims Rockslide: History of lnterpretation and New DataA. von Poschinger et al |
| 19 Rock Avalanche and Mountain Slope Deformation in a Convex Dip-Slope: The Case of the Maiella Massif, Central ItalyG. Scarascia Mugnozza et al |
| 20 Slow-Moving Disintegrating Rockslides on Mountain SlopesR. Couture and S. G. Evans |
| 21 Edoardo Semenza: The Importance of Geological and Geomorphological Factors for the Identification of the Ancient Vaiont RockslideM. Ghirotti |
| 22 Failure Mechanisms and Runout Behaviour of Three Rock Avalanches in North Eastern Italian AlpsR. Genevois et al |
| Part 6 Volcanic Landslides |
| 23 Large Modern Collapses on the Active Volcanoes of Kamchatka: Causes and Mechanisms of FormationI.V. Melekestsev |
| 24 Assessing Massive Flank Collapse at Stratovolcanoes Using 3-D Slope Stability AnalysisM.E. Reid and D.L. Brien |
| 25 Catastrophic Volcanic Landslides: The La Orotava Events on Tenerife, Canary IslandsM. Hurlimann and A. Ledesma |
| Part 7 Regional Studies Of Massive Rock Slope Failure.26. Rock Slope Failures in Norwegian Fjord Areas: Examples, Spatial Distribution and Temporal PatternL.H. Blikra et al |
| 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 TectonicsR.L. Hermanns et al |
| 28 Rock Avalanches with Complex Run Out and Emplacement, Karakoram Himalaya, Inner AsiaK. Hewitt |
| 29 Dissected Rockslide and Rock-Avalanche Deposits, Tien Shan, KyrgizstanK. Abdrakhmatov and A.L. Strom |
| Part 8 Influences On Geomorphological Evolution.30. Landslide-driven Erosion and Topographic Evolution of Active Mountain BeltsN. Hovius and C.P. Stark |
| 31 Landslide-driven Erosion Impacts of Landslide Dams on Mountain Valley Morphology R.L. Schuster |
| Part 9 State-Of-The-Art |
