Landslides: Theory, Practice and Modelling

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xviii

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2. Introduction to Landslide Dynamics

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Mass Wasting: An Overview

      • S. P. Pradhan, Tariq Siddique

      Pages 3-20

   3. Dump Slope Stability

      • Tushar Gupta, T. N. Singh, Dhananjay Verma

      Pages 21-40

   4. Shear Strength Behaviour of Jointed Rock Masses

      • Mahendra Singh

      Pages 41-60

   5. Rockfall: A Specific Case of Landslide

      • Tariq Siddique, S. P. Pradhan, V. Vishal

      Pages 61-81

3. Landslide Monitoring and Prediction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 83-83

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   2. Study of Jointed and Weathered Rock Slopes Through the Innovative Approach of InfraRed Thermography

      • Giovanna Pappalardo, Simone Mineo

      Pages 85-103

   3. Ground Based Real Time Monitoring System Using Wireless Instrumentation for Landslide Prediction

      • D. P. Kanungo

      Pages 105-120

4. Landslide Risk and Hazard Mitigation

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 121-121

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   2. Presentation of RFFR New Ensemble Model for Landslide Susceptibility Assessment in Iran

      • Aiding Kornejady, Hamid Reza Pourghasemi, Sayed Fakhreddin Afzali

      Pages 123-143

   3. Landslide Susceptibility Mapping, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment for Development of Early Warning Systems in India

      • Sudesh Kumar Wadhawan

      Pages 145-172

   4. Soil Nailing: An Effective Slope Stabilization Technique

      • Mahesh Sharma, Manojit Samanta, Shantanu Sarkar

      Pages 173-199

   5. Bioengineering as an Effective and Ecofriendly Soil Slope Stabilization Method: A Review

      • Piyush Punetha, Manojit Samanta, Shantanu Sarkar

      Pages 201-224

5. Landslide Numerical Modelling Techniques

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 225-225

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   2. Optimization Techniques in Slope Stability Analysis Methods

      • Koushik Pandit, Shantanu Sarkar, Mahesh Sharma

      Pages 227-264

6. Selected Case Studies

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 265-265

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   2. Integration of Terrestrial Laser Scanning and GIS Analysis for Multi-temporal Landslide Monitoring: A Case Study of the Mont de La Saxe (Aosta Valley, NW Italy)

      • Gianpiero Amanzio, Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, Muriel Lavy, Marina De Maio

      Pages 267-282

   3. Machine Learning Techniques in Landslide Susceptibility Mapping: A Survey and a Case Study

      • Taskin Kavzoglu, Ismail Colkesen, Emrehan Kutlug Sahin

      Pages 283-301

   4. Landslides in Permafrost Zone of Russia

      • Stanilovskaya Julia

      Pages 303-313

This book, with contributions from international landslide experts, presents in-depth knowledge of theories, practices, and modern numerical techniques for landslide analysis. Landslides are a reoccurring problem across the world and need to be properly studied for their mitigation and control. Due to increased natural and anthropogenic activities, chances of landslide occurrence and associated hazards have increased. The book focuses on landslide dynamics, mechanisms and processes along with hazard mitigation using geo-engineering, structural, geophysical and numerical tools.
 
The book contains a wealth of the latest information on all aspects of theory, practices and modelling tools and techniques involved in prediction, prevention, monitoring, mitigation and risk analysis of landslide hazards. This book will bring the reader up to date on the latest trends in landslide studies and will help planners, engineers, scientists and researchers working on landslide engineering.

• Landslide dynamics
• Early warning system and landslides
• Landslide monitoring and prediction
• Landslide hazard and mitigation
• Slope stability and landslides
• Landslide Risk
• Environmental Geography

“Landslides: Theory, Practice and Modelling takes an advanced, technological research approach in the field of natural hazards with an emphasis on landslides and includes theoretical, dynamical, and practical aspects. … this book is particularly useful as a guide for researchers who seek updated and rigorous scientific information about landslides, which involves geological processes and societal issues. This book also has significant potential for future research development. …it may be recognized as very thoughtful and informative for potential readers.” (Lucica Niculae, Mohamed Abioui, Jesús Martínez-Frías and Yuriy Kostyuchenko,Arabian Journal of Geosciences, Vol. 13, 2020)

• Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, India

  S.P. Pradhan

• Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India

  V. Vishal, T.N. Singh

Sarada Prasad Pradhan is currently working as an Assistant Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, India. He obtained his M.Sc. (Applied Geology) and Ph.D. from the IIT Bombay (India). He subsequently worked as a Reservoir Engineer for the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGC) for five years, during which he was involved in many projects of national importance. He received the Young Scientist Award from CAFET INNOVA Technical Society, and the Asset Manager Award for his excellent performance in Gas Field Development from ONGC Ltd. His research findings have been published in leading national and international journals, book chapters and conference proceedings. His major research interests are Rock Mechanics, Engineering Geology, Reservoir Geo-mechanics, Petroleum Geo-science and Carbon Dioxide Sequestration, and he is currently participating in three major research projects on slope stability.

Vikram Vishal is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Earth Sciences, IIT Bombay, Mumbai. He completed his Bachelor’s degree at Presidency College, Kolkata and his Master’s degree at the IIT Bombay. After a brief stint as a geologist at Tata Steel, he pursued his Ph.D. degree from 2010 to 2012, jointly at the IIT Bombay and Monash University (Australia). He worked as DST Inspire Faculty at the Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee from 2013 to 2015, then went on to pursue further research as a Fulbright-Nehru Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University, California, USA in 2015. He is a recipient of the National Geosciences Award – Young Researcher by the Government of India, the Young Scientist Award by the Indian Science Congress Association, the Excellence in PhD Thesis Award by the IIT Bombay and Monash University, and the Best Undergraduate Gold Medal by Presidency College, Kolkata. He has produced more than 40 publications on various aspects of geomechanics, engineering geology and unconventional petrophysics in journals, book chapters and conference proceedings. Recently, he co-edited the book “Geologic Carbon Sequestration: Understanding Reservoir Concepts” for Springer. He also serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering (Elsevier), and is currently investigating three research projects funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. 

Trilok Nath Singh is the Institute Geoscience Chair Professor at the Department of Earth Sciences, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, and an expert in the fields of rock mechanics, mining geology, and clean energy. He received his Ph.D. from the Institute of Technology BHU, Varanasi, in 1991, where he subsequently worked until 2003. He has been honored with many prestigious awards such as the National Mineral Award, the first P. N. Bose Mineral Award, the SEAGATE Excellence Award for Geo-Engineering, and the GSI Sesquicentennial Commemorative Award. He has nearly 28 years of experience in research and education, and has authored more than 350 publications in various journals and for national and international conferences. He serves on the governing and advisory councils of several national institutes and universities and is currently leading projects of immense scientific and industrial importance on e.g. coalbed methane, carbon sequestration, shale gas, nuclear waste repositories, and mine slope stability.

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