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Understanding and Reducing Landslide Disaster Risk

Volume 4 Testing, Modeling and Risk Assessment

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Editors:
  1. Binod Tiwari

    1. Civil and Environmental Engineering, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, USA

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  2. Kyoji Sassa

    1. International Consortium on Landslides, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan

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  3. Peter T. Bobrowsky

    1. Geological Survey of Canada, Sidney, Canada

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  4. Kaoru Takara

    1. Graduate School of Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability (Shishu-kan), Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Japan

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  • Targeted at the global landslide community
  • Reports the state-of-the-art in monitoring and early warning
  • Includes case studies and best practice on monitoring and early warning for a better understanding and reduction of landslide disaster risk

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Table of contents (53 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvii
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  2. Introduction—Testing, Modeling and Risk Assessment

    • Binod Tiwari, Beena Ajmera, Sabatino Cuomo, Katsuo Sasahara, Ryosuke Uzuoka
    Pages 1-8

  4. Recent Development in Physical Modeling of Landslides

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 121-121
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    2. Application of Magnetic Tracking System in Laboratory-Scale Rock Avalanche Model Tests

      • Xiaoyu Chen, Rolando P. Orense
      Pages 123-129

    3. A Simple Physically-Based Distributed Translational Landslide Model

      • Yanto, Sumiyanto, Arwan Apriyono
      Pages 131-136

    4. Study on the Behaviour of Slope Instability Using Physical Modelling

      • Mastura Azmi, Harris Ramli, Muhammad Azril Hezmi, Siti Aimi Nadia Mohd Yusoff, Hazwan Zaki
      Pages 137-145

    5. Centrifuge Modelling of Slope Failure Due to Groundwater During Excavation

      • Nobutaka Hiraoka, Naotaka Kikkawa, Kazuya Itoh
      Pages 147-155

    6. Effects of Relative Density in Progressive Sliding of Tailing

      • Wei Hu, Xiaoyan Zhang, Huawei Hu
      Pages 157-163

    7. Experimental Studies on the Effect of Vegetation Density to Change Underground Seepage Rate and Stability of Slopes

      • Binod Tiwari
      Pages 165-171

    8. Laboratory Simulations of Submarine Landslide Failure Mechanisms

      • Jonathan M. Carey, Joshu J. Mountjoy, Gareth J. Crutchley, Barbara Lyndsell, David N. Petley
      Pages 173-178

    9. Laboratory Tests to Simulate the Rainfall Infiltration Process of Pyroclastic Soils Subject to Instability

      • Gennaro Spolverino, Giovanna Capparelli, Pasquale Versace
      Pages 179-184

  5. Recent Development in Numerical Modeling of Landslides

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 185-185
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    2. 3D Analysis of a Fragmental Rockfall

      • Roger Ruiz-Carulla, Gerard Matas, Jordi Corominas, Nieves Lantada
      Pages 187-194

    3. 3D Landslide Models in VR

      • Hans-Balder Havenith
      Pages 195-204
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About this book

This book is a part of ICL new book series “ICL Contribution to Landslide Disaster Risk Reduction” founded in 2019. Peer-reviewed papers submitted to the Fifth World Landslide Forum were published in six volumes of this book series. This book contains the followings:

• Five keynote lectures

• Recent development in physical modeling of landslides

• Recent development in numerical modeling of landslides

• Recent development in soil and rock testing techniques, application and analysis methods

• Recent advancements in the methods of slope stability and deformation analyses

• Recent development in disaster risk assessment

Prof. Binod Tiwari is a Vice President of the International Consortium on Landslides (ICL). He is the Associate Vice President for research and sponsored project and Professor of civil and environmental engineering at the California State University, Fullerton, California, USA.

Prof. Kyoji Sassa is the Founding President andthe Secretary-General of the International Consortium on Landslides (ICL). He has been the Editor-in-Chief of International Journal Landslides since its foundation in 2004.

Prof. Peter Bobrowsky is the President of the International Consortium on Landslides. He is a Senior Scientist of Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Canada.

Prof. Kaoru Takara is the Executive Director of the International Consortium on Landslides. He is a Professor and Dean of Graduate School of Advanced Integrated Studies (GSAIS) in Human Survivability (Shishu-Kan), Kyoto University.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Civil and Environmental Engineering, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, USA

    Binod Tiwari

  • International Consortium on Landslides, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan

    Kyoji Sassa

  • Geological Survey of Canada, Sidney, Canada

    Peter T. Bobrowsky

  • Graduate School of Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability (Shishu-kan), Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Japan

    Kaoru Takara

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Understanding and Reducing Landslide Disaster Risk

  • Book Subtitle: Volume 4 Testing, Modeling and Risk Assessment

  • Editors: Binod Tiwari, Kyoji Sassa, Peter T. Bobrowsky, Kaoru Takara

  • Series Title: ICL Contribution to Landslide Disaster Risk Reduction

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60706-7

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-60705-0Published: 23 December 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-60708-1Published: 24 December 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-60706-7Published: 22 December 2020

  • Series ISSN: 2662-1894

  • Series E-ISSN: 2662-1908

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVII, 507

  • Number of Illustrations: 38 b/w illustrations, 484 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Natural Hazards, Environmental Management, Environmental Policy

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