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Engineering Geology for Society and Territory - Volume 2: Landslide Processes by Janusz Wasowski, Daniele Giordan, Giovanni B. Crosta, Rafig Azzam, Giorgio Lollino, Jordi Corominas, Nicola Sciarra (Hardcover, 2015)

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This book is one out of 8 IAEG XII Congress volumes, and deals with Landslide processes, including: field data and monitoring techniques, prediction and forecasting of landslide occurrence, regional landslide inventories and dating studies, modeling of slope instabilities and secondary hazards (e.g. impulse waves and landslide-induced tsunamis, landslide dam failures and breaching), hazard and risk assessment, earthquake and rainfall induced landslides, instabilities of volcanic edifices, remedial works and mitigation measures, development of innovative stabilization techniques and applicability to specific engineering geological conditions, use of geophysical techniques for landslide characterization and investigation of triggering mechanisms. Focuses is given to innovative techniques, well documented case studies in different environments, critical components of engineering geological and geotechnical investigations, hydrological and hydrogeological investigations, remote sensing and geophysical techniques, modeling of triggering, collapse, run out and landslide reactivation, geotechnical design and construction procedures in landslide zones, interaction of landslides with structures and infrastructures and possibility of domino effects. The Engineering Geology for Society and Territory volumes of the IAEG XII Congress held in Torino from September 15-19, 2014, analyze the dynamic role of engineering geology in our changing world and build on the four main themes of the congress: environment, processes, issues, and approaches. The congress topics and subject areas of the 8 IAEG XII Congress volumes are: Climate Change and Engineering Geology. Landslide Processes. River Basins, Reservoir Sedimentation and Water Resources. Marine and Coastal Processes. Urban Geology, Sustainable Planning and Landscape Exploitation. Applied Geology for Major Engineering Projects. Education, Professional Ethics and Public Recognition of Engineering Geology. Preservation of Cultural Heritage.

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Publisher
Springer International Publishing Ag
ISBN-13
9783319090566
eBay Product ID (ePID)
208993444

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Author
Janusz Wasowski, Daniele Giordan, Giovanni B. Crosta, Rafig Azzam, Giorgio Lollino, Jordi Corominas, Nicola Sciarra
Publication Name
Engineering Geology for Society and Territory-Volume 2: Landslide Processes
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Geography & Geosciences, Geology
Publication Year
2015
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
2177 Pages

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279mm
Item Width
210mm
Item Weight
6599g

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Switzerland
Editor
Rafig Azzam, Giorgio Lollino, Jordi Corominas, Giovanni B. Crosta, Janusz Wasowski, Nicola Sciarra, Daniele Giordan

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