Editors:
- Offers a state-of-the-art perspective on landslides of sensitive clays slopes and their consequences
- Introduces the emerging technologies and research based tools useful for decision making and preparedness
- Considers climate change, nearshore and submarine landslides
- Integrates geotechnical and geophysical investigation for sensitive clays
- Advances the knowledge and ideas presented in the Springer book “Landslide in sensitive clays: from Geoscience to Risk Management” (2014)
- Implements research results and validates them using real cases
Part of the book series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research (NTHR, volume 46)
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Table of contents (50 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Characterization and Behavior of Sensitive Clays
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Front Matter
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Pre-failure and Failure Stages
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Front Matter
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About this book
This book gathers the most recent scientific research on the geological, geotechnical and geophysical aspects of slope failure in sensitive clays. Gathering contributions by international experts, it focuses on understanding the complete and practical spectrum of challenges presented by landslides in such complex materials. Based on sound and validated research results, the book also presents several recommendations that could be implemented in the guidelines or code-of-practice. These recommendations cover topics including the characterization and behavior of sensitive clays; the pre-failure, failure and post-failure stages of sensitive clays; mapping and identification methods; climate change; hazard assessment; and risk management.
Sensitive clays are known for their potential for causing large landslides, which pose a serious risk to human lives, infrastructure, and surrounding ecosystems within their reach. This has been demonstrated by the recent catastrophic landslides in e.g. Sørum (2016), Skjeggestad (2015), Statland (2014), Byneset (2012), St-Jude (2010), Lyngen (2010) and Kattmarka (2009). The 2015 collapse of the Skjeggestad Bridge in Norway – which was due to a landslide in sensitive clay – alone costs millions of dollars in repairs. Recently, efforts are being made to increase society’s ability to cope with such landslide hazards. Geoscientists are now expected to provide input to the agencies responsible for landslide-risk preparedness. In other words, geoscientists’ role is not only to act as technologists to establish new theories, but also to go the extra mile to implement them in practice, so as to find meaningful solutions to geotechnical problems.Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
Vikas Thakur
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Trondheim Division, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI), Trondheim, Norway
Jean-Sébastien L'Heureux
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Département de génie civil et de génie des eaux, Université Laval, Québec City, Canada
Ariane Locat
About the editors
Jean-Sebastien L'Heureux is a senior geotechnical engineer and Technical Lead for landslides at the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) in Norway. He has a broad experience from research and consulting projects associated with mapping of landslide hazard and risk assessment on- and off-shore. Jean-Sebastien's interest include integration of geophysical, geological and geotechnical data for the understanding of soil behaviour, in situ testing and slope processes in sensitive clay terrain.
Ariane Locat is a professor at the Civil Engineering and Water Engineering Department of Université Laval, in Canada. Her main research topic is investigation and characterisation of large landslides in sensitive clays. Her interests include the nature of soil and its mechanical behaviour, slope stability, and risk analysis.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Landslides in Sensitive Clays
Book Subtitle: From Research to Implementation
Editors: Vikas Thakur, Jean-Sébastien L'Heureux, Ariane Locat
Series Title: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56487-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-56486-9Published: 24 May 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85924-8Published: 31 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-56487-6Published: 23 May 2017
Series ISSN: 1878-9897
Series E-ISSN: 2213-6959
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 603
Number of Illustrations: 59 b/w illustrations, 228 illustrations in colour
Topics: Natural Hazards, Environmental Science and Engineering, Geology