ABSTRACT

Preface XXIII

VOLUME 1

Keynote lectures

Landslides: Seeing the ground 3 N.R. Morgenstern & C.D. Martin

Limit equilibrium and finite element analysis – A perspective of recent advances 25 Z. Chen & K. Ugai

Improving the interpretation of slope monitoring and early warning data through better understanding of complex deep-seated landslide failure mechanisms 39 E. Eberhardt, A.D. Watson & S. Loew

Effects of earthquakes on slopes 53 I. Towhata, T. Shimomura & M. Mizuhashi

Monitoring and modeling of slope response to climate changes 67 H. Rahardjo, R.B. Rezaur, E.C. Leong, E.E. Alonso, A. Lloret & A. Gens

Soil nailing and subsurface drainage for slope stabilization 85 W.K. Pun & G. Urciuoli

Special lectures

Loess in China and landslides in loess slopes 129 Z.G. Lin, Z.J. Xu & M.S. Zhang

Advances in landslide continuum dynamic modelling 145 S. McDougall, M. Pirulli, O. Hungr & C. Scavia

Deformation and failure mechanisms of loose and dense fill slopes with and without soil nails 159 C.W.W. Ng

Capturing landslide dynamics and hydrologic triggers using near-real-time monitoring 179 M.E. Reid, R.L. Baum, R.G. LaHusen & W.L. Ellis

The effects of earthquake on landslides – A case study of Chi-Chi earthquake, 1999 193 M.L. Lin, K.L. Wang & T.C. Kao

The role of suction and its changes on stability of steep slopes in unsaturated granular soils 203 L. Olivares & P. Tommasi

Prediction of landslide movements caused by climate change: Modelling the behaviour of a mean elevation large slide in the Alps and assessing its uncertainties 217 Ch. Bonnard, L. Tacher & M. Beniston

Geology, geotechnical properties and site characterization

Geotechnical appraisal of the Sonapur landslide area, Jainita hills, Meghalya, India 231 R.C. Bhandari, P. Srinivasa Gopalan & V.V.R.S. Krishna Murty

The viscous component in slow moving landslides: A practical case 237 D.A. González, A. Ledesma & J. Corominas

The systematic landslide investigation programme in Hong Kong 243 K.K.S. Ho & T.M.F. Lau

General digital camera-based experiments for large-scale landslide physical model measurement 249 X.W. Hu, H.M. Tang & J.S. Li

Shear strength of boundaries between soils and rocks in Korea 257 S.G. Lee, B.S. Kim & S.H. Jung

Cracks in saturated sand 263 X.B. Lu, S.Y. Wang & P. Cui

Some geomorphological techniques used in constraining the likelihood of landsliding – Selected Australian examples 267 A.S. Miner, P. Flentje, C. Mazengarb, J.M. Selkirk-Bell & P.G. Dahlhaus

Rock failures in karst 275 M. Parise

Geotechnical study at Sirwani landslide site, India 281 V.K. Singh

Inferences from morphological differences in deposits of similar large rockslides 285 A.L. Strom

Movements of a large urban slope in the town of Santa Cruz do Sul (RGS), Brazil 293 L.A. Bressani, R.J.B. Pinheiro, A.V.D. Bica, C.N. Eisenberger & J.M.D. Soares

Geotechnical analysis of a complex slope movement in sedimentary successions of the southern Apennines (Molise, Italy) 299 D. Calcaterra, D. Di Martire, M. Ramondini, F. Calò & M. Parise

Application of surface wave and micro-tremor survey in landslide investigation in the Three Gorges reservoir area 307 A. Che, X. Luo, S. Feng & O. Yoshiya

A case study for the landslide-induced catastrophic hazards in Taiwan Tuchang Tribute 313 C.Y. Chen & W.C. Lee

Pir3D, an easy to use three dimensional block fall simulator 319 Y. Cottaz & R.M. Faure

Characterization of the fracture pattern on cliff sites combining geophysical imaging and laser scanning 323 J. Deparis, D. Jongmans, B. Fricout, T. Villemin, O. Meric, A. Mathy & L. Effendiantz

In situ characterization of the geomechanical properties of an unstable fractured rock slope 331 C. Dünner, P. Bigarré, F. Cappa, Y. Guglielmi & C. Clément

Properties of peat relating to instability of blanket bogs 339 A.P. Dykes

Stability problems in slopes of Arenós reservoir (Castellón, Spain) 347 J. Estaire, J.A. Díez & C. Olalla

The 22 August, 2006, anomalous rock fall along the Gran Sasso NE wall (Central Apennines, Italy) 355 G.B. Fasani, C. Esposito, G.S. Mugnozza, L. Stedile & M. Pecci

New formulae to assess soil permeability through laboratory identification and flow coming out of vertical drains 361 J.C. Gress

Structure-controlled earth flows in the Campania Apennines (Southern Italy) 365 F.M. Guadagno, P. Revellino, G. Grelle, G. Lupo & M. Bencardino

Geotechnical and mineralogical characterization of fine grained soils affected by soil slips 373 G. Gullà, L. Aceto, S. Critelli & F. Perri

Vulnerability of structures impacted by debris flow 381 E.D. Haugen & A.M. Kaynia

Engineering geological study on a large-scale toppling deformation at Xiaowan Hydropower Station 389 R. Huang, G. Yang, M. Yan & M. Liu

Characterization of the Avignonet landslide (French Alps) with seismic techniques 395 D. Jongmans, F. Renalier, U. Kniess, S. Schwartz, E. Pathier, Y. Orengo, G. Bièvre, T. Villemin & C. Delacourt

Deformation characteristics and treatment measures of spillway slope at a reservoir in China 403 N. Ju, J. Zhao & R. Huang

Sliding in weathered banded gneiss due to gullying in southern Brazil 409 W.A. Lacerda, A.P. Fonseca & A.L. Coelho Netto

Experimental and three-dimensional numerical investigations of the impact of dry granular flow on a barrier 415 R.P.H. Law, G.D. Zhou, C.W.W. Ng & W.H. Tang

Temporal survey of fluids by 2D electrical tomography: The ‘‘Vence’’ landslide observatory site (Alpes-Maritimes, SE France) 421 T. Lebourg, S. El Bedoui, M. Hernandez & H. Jomard

Characteristics of landslides related to various rock types in Korea 427 S.G. Lee, K.S. Lee, D.C. Park & S. Hencher

Two approaches to identifying the slip zones of loess landslides and related issues 435 T. Li & X. Lin

Testing study on the strength and deformation characteristics of soil in loess landslides 443 H.J. Liao, L.J. Su, Z.D. Li, Y.B. Pan & H. Fukuoka

Failure mechanism of slipping zone soil of the Qiangjiangping landslide in the Three Gorges reservoir area: A study based on Dead Load test 449 X. Luo, A. Che, L. Cao & Y. Lang

Post-failure movements of a large slow rock slide in schist near Pos Selim, Malaysia 457 A.W. Malone, A. Hansen, S.R. Hencher & C.J.N. Fletcher

Characteristics of rock failure in metamorphic rock areas, Korea 463 W. Park, Y. Han, S. Jeon & B. Roh

Shape and size effects of gravel grains on the shear behavior of sandy soils 469 S.N. Salimi, V. Yazdanjou & A. Hamidi

Nonlinear failure envelope of a nonplastic compacted silty-sand 475 D.D.B. Seely & A.C. Trandafir

An investigation of a structurally-controlled rock cut instability at a metro station shaft in Esfahan, Iran 481 A. Taheri

Yield acceleration of soil slopes with nonlinear strength envelope 487 A.C. Trandafir & M.E. Popescu

Evaluation of rockfall hazards along part of Karaj-Chaloos road, Iran 491 A. Uromeihy, N. Ghazipoor & I. Entezam

Coupled effect of pluviometric regime and soil properties on hydraulic boundary conditions and on slope stability 495 R. Vassallo, C. Di Maio & M. Calvello

Mechanical characters of relaxing zone of slopes due to excavation 501 H. Wang & X.P. Liao

Deformation characteristics and stability evaluation of Ganhaizi landslide in the Dadu River 507 Y. Wang, Y. Sun, O. Su, Y. Luo, J. Zhang, C. Zhou & S. Zhang

Landslide-prone towns in Daunia (Italy): PS interferometry-based investigation 513 J. Wasowski, D. Casarano, F. Bovenga, A. Refice, R. Nutricato & D.O. Nitti

Basic types and active characteristics of loess landslide in China 519 W. Wu, D. Wang, X. Su & N. Wang

Investigation of a landslide using borehole shear test and ring shear test 525 H. Yang, V.R. Schaefer & D.J. White

The importance of geological and geotechnical investigations of landslides occurred at dam reservoirs: Case studies from the Havuzlu and Demirkent landslides (Artvin Dam, Turkey) 531 A.B. Yener, S. Durmaz & B.M. Demir

An innovative approach combining geological mapping and drilling process monitoring for quantitative assessment of natural terrain hazards 535 Z.Q. Yue, J. Chen & W. Gao

Types of cutslope failures along Shiyan-Manchuanguan expressway through the Liangyun fracture, Hubei Province 543 H. Zhao, R. Wang, J. Fan & W. Lin

Advances in analytical methods, modeling and prediction of slope behavior

Probability limit equilibrium and distinct element modeling of jointed rock slope at northern abutment of Gotvand dam, Iran 553 M. Aminpoor, A. Noorzad & A.R. Mahboubi

Rock block sliding analysis of a highway slope in Portugal 561 P.G.C. Santarém Andrade & A.L. Almeida Saraiva

Contribution to the safety evaluation of slopes using long term observation results 567 J. Barradas

Delimitation of safety zones by finite element analysis 573 J. Bojorque, G. De Roeck & J. Maertens

Laboratory and numerical modelling of the lateral spreading process involving the Orvieto hill (Italy) 579 F. Bozzano, S. Martino, A. Prestininzi & A. Bretschneider

Albano Lake coastal rock slide (Roma, Italy): Geological constraints and numerical modelling 585 F. Bozzano, C. Esposito, S. Martino, P. Mazzanti & G. Diano

Superposition principle for stability analysis of reinforced slopes and its FE validation 593 F. Cai & K. Ugai

Soil suction modelling in weathered gneiss affected by landsliding 599 M. Calvello, L. Cascini, G. Sorbino & G. Gullà

Modelling the transient groundwater regime for the displacements analysis of slow-moving active landslides 607 L. Cascini, M. Calvello & G.M. Grimaldi

Numerical modelling of the thermo-mechanical behaviour of soils in catastrophic landslides 615 F. Cecinato, A. Zervos, E. Veveakis & I. Vardoulakis

Some notes on the upper-bound and Sarma’s methods with inclined slices for stability analysis 623 Z.Y. Chen

Slope stability analysis using graphic acquisitions and spreadsheets 631 L.H. Chen, Z.Y. Chen & P. Sun

Efficient evaluation of slope stability reliability subject to soil parameter uncertainties using importance sampling 639 J. Ching, K.K. Phoon & Y.G. Hu

Prediction of the flow-like movements of Tessina landslide by SPH model 647 S. Cola, N. Calabrò & M. Pastor

Applications of the strength reduction finite element method to a gravity dam stability analysis 655 Q.W. Duan, Z.Y. Chen, Y.J. Wang, J. Yang & Y. Shao

Study on deformation parameter reduction technique for the strength reduction finite element method 663 Q.W. Duan, Y.J. Wang & P.W. Zhang

Stability and movement analyses of slopes using Generalized Limit Equilibrium Method 671 M. Enoki & B.X. Luong

Long-term deformation prediction of Tianhuangpin ‘‘3.29’’ landslide based on neural network with annealing simulation method 679 F. Zhang, C. Xian, J. Song, B. Guo & Z. Kuai

New models linking piezometric levels and displacements in a landslide 687 R.M. Faure, S. Burlon, J.C. Gress & F. Rojat

3D slope stability analysis of Rockfill dam in U-shape valley 693 X.Y. Feng, M.T. Luan & Z.P. Xu

3-D finite element analysis of landslide prevention piles 697 K. Fujisawa, M. Tohei, Y. Ishii, Y. Nakashima & S. Kuraoka

Integrated intelligent method for displacement predication of landslide 705 W. Gao

A new approach to in situ characterization of rock slope discontinuities: the ‘‘High-Pulse Poroelasticity Protocol’’ (HPPP) 711 Y. Guglielmi, F. Cappa, S. Gaffet, T. Monfret, J. Virieux, J. Rutqvist & C.F. Tsang

Fuzzy prediction and analysis of landslides 719 Y. He, B. Liu, W.J. Liu, F.Q. Liu & Y.J. Luan

LPC methodology as a tool to create real time cartography of the gravitational hazard: Application in the municipality of Menton (Maritimes Alps, France) 725 M. Hernandez, T. Lebourg, E. Tric, M. Hernandez & V. Risser

Back-analyses of a large-scale slope model failure caused by a sudden drawdown of water level 731 G.W. Jia, T.L.T. Zhan & Y.M. Chen

Effect of Guangxi Longtan reservoir on the stability of landslide at Badu station of Nankun railway 737 R. Jiang, R. Meng, A. Bai & Y. He

Application of SSRM in stability analysis of subgrade embankments over sloped weak ground with FLAC3D 741 X. Jiang, Y. Qiu, Y. Wei & J. Ling

Strength parameters from back analysis of slips in two-layer slopes 747 J.-C. Jiang & T. Yamagami

Development characteristics and mechanism of the Lianhua Temple landslide, Huaxian county, China 755 J.-Y. Wang, M.-S. Zhang, C.-Y. Sun & Z. Rui

Modeling landslide triggering in layered soils 761 R. Keersmaekers, J. Maertens, D. Van Gemert & K. Haelterman

Numerical modeling of debris flow kinematics using discrete element method combined with GIS 769 H. Lan, C.D. Martin & C.H. Zhou

Three dimensional simulation of landslide motion and the determination of geotechnical parameters 777 Y. Lang, X. Luo & H. Nakamura

Stability analysis and stabilized works of dip bedded rock slopes 783 J.Y. Leng, Z.D. Jing & X.P. Liao

A GIS-supported logistic regression model applied in regional slope stability evaluation 789 X. Li, H. Tang & S. Chen

The stability analysis for FaNai landslide in Lubuge hydropower station 795 K. Li, J. Zhang, S. Zhang & S. He

Numerical analysis of slope stability influenced by varying water conditions in the reservoir area of the Three Gorges, China 803 S. Li, X. Feng & J.A. Knappett

A numerical study of interaction between rock bolt and rock mass 809 X.P. Li & S.M. He

Macroscopic effects of rock slopes before and after grouting of joint planes 815 H. Lin, P. Cao, J.T. Li & X.L. Jiang

Two-and three-dimensional analysis of a fossil landslide with FLAC 821 X.L. Liu & J.H. Deng

Application of the coupled thin-layer element in forecasting the behaviors of landslide with weak intercalated layers 827 Y.L. Luo & H. Peng

Numerical modelling of a rock avalanche laboratory experiment in the framework of the ‘‘Rockslidetec’’ alpine project 835 I. Manzella, M. Pirulli, M. Naaim, J.F. Serratrice & V. Labiouse

Three-dimensional slope stability analysis by means of limit equilibrium method 843 S. Morimasa & K. Miura

Embankment basal stability analysis using shear strength reduction finite element method 851 A. Nakamura, F. Cai & K. Ugai

Back analysis based on SOM-RST system 857 H. Owladeghaffari & H. Aghababaei

Temporal prediction in landslides – Understanding the Saito effect 865 D.N. Petley, D.J. Petley & R.J. Allison

3D landslide run out modelling using the Particle Flow Code PFC3D 873 R. Poisel & A. Preh

Double-row anti-sliding piles: Analysis based on a spatial framework structure 881 T. Qian & H. Tang

Centrifuge modeling of rainfall-induced failure process of soil slope 887 J.Y. Qian, A.X. Wang, G. Zhang & J.-M. Zhang

A GIS-based method for predicting the location, magnitude and occurrence time of landslides using a three-dimensional deterministic model 893 C. Qiu, T. Esaki, Y. Mitani & M. Xie

Application of a rockfall hazard rating system in rock slope cuts along a mountain road of South Western Saudi Arabia 901 B.H. Sadagah

Model tests of collapse of unsaturated slopes in rainfall 907 N. Sakai & S. Sakajo

Calibration of a rheological model for debris flow hazard mitigation in the Campania region 913 A. Scotto di Santolo & A. Evangelista

Optical fiber sensing technology used in landslide monitoring 921 Y.X. Shi, Q. Zhang & X.W. Meng

Finite element analysis of flow failure of Tailings dam and embankments 927 R. Singh, D. Mitra & D. Roy

Landslide model test to investigate the spreading range of debris according to rainfall intensity 933 Y.S. Song, B.G. Chae, Y.C. Cho & Y.S. Seo

Occurrence mechanism of rockslide at the time of the Chuetsu earthquake in 2004 – A dynamic response analysis by using a simple cyclic loading model 939 N. Tanaka, S. Abe, A. Wakai, H. Kawabata, M. Genda & H. Yoshimatsu

Analysis for progressive failure of the Senise landslide based on Cosserat continuum model 945 H.X. Tang

Large-scale deformation of the La Clapière landslide and its numerical modelling (S.-E. de Tinée, France). 951 E. Tric, T. Lebourg & H. Jomard

A novel complex valued neuron model for landslide assessment 957 K. Tyagi, V. Jindal & V. Kumar

Prediction of slope behavior for deforming railway embankments 963 V.V. Vinogradov, Y.K. Frolovsky, A. Al. Zaitsev & I.V. Ivanchenko

Finite element simulation for the collapse of a dip slope during 2004 Mid Niigata Prefecture earthquake in Japan 971 A. Wakai, K. Ugai, A. Onoue, K. Higuchi & S. Kuroda

Sensitivity of stability parameters for soil slopes: An analysis based on the shear strength reduction method 979 R. Wang, X.Z. Wang, Q.S. Meng & B. Hu

Back analysis of unsaturated parameters and numerical seepage simulation of the Shuping landslide in Three Gorges reservoir area 985 S. Wang, H. Zhang, Y. Zhang & J. Zheng

Slope failure criterion: A modification based on strength reduction technique 991 Y.G. Wang, R. Jing, W.Z. Ren & Z.C. Wang

Unsaturated seepage analysis for a reservoir landslide during impounding 999 J.B. Wei, J.H. Deng, L.G. Tham & C.F. Lee

A simple compaction control method for slope construction 1005 L.D. Wesley

Numerical analysis of soil-arch effect of anti-slide piles 1011 Y. Xia, X. Zheng & R. Rui

Determination of the critical slip surface based on stress distributions from FEM 1017 D. Xiao, C. Wu & H. Yang

Effect of drainage facilities using 3D seepage flow analysis reflecting hydro-geological structure with aspect cracks in a landslide – Example of analysis in OODAIRA Landslide area 1023 M. Yamada & K. Ugai

Back analysis of soil parameters: A case study on monitored displacement of foundation pits 1031 B. Yan, X.T. Peng & X.S. Xu

3D finite element analysis on progressive failure of slope due to rainfall 1035 G.L. Ye, F. Zhang & A. Yashima

Block-group method for rock slope stability analysis 1043 Z. Zhang, Y. Xu & H. Wu

Quantitative study on the classification of unloading zones of high slope 1051 D. Zheng & R.Q. Huang

Investigations on the accuracy of the simplified Bishop method 1055 D.Y. Zhu

Author index 1059

VOLUME 2

Landslide mechanism, monitoring and warning

GIS-based landslide susceptibility mapping in the Three Gorges area – Comparisons of mapping results obtained by two methods: Analytical hierarchy process and logistic regression 1067 S. Bai, J. Wang, G. Lu, P. Zhou, S. Hou & F. Zhang

Importance of study of creep sliding mechanism to prevention and treatment of reservoir landslide 1071 J. Bai, S. Lu, J. Han

Stability prediction of landsides before and after impoundment for Lijiaxia hydropower station 1077 J. Bai, S. Lu & J. Han

The technical concept within the Integrative Landslide Early Warning System (ILEWS) 1083 R. Bell, B. Thiebes, T. Glade, R. Becker, H. Kuhlmann, W. Schauerte, S. Burghaus, H. Krummel, M. Janik & H. Paulsen

The Åknes rockslide: Monitoring, threshold values and early-warning 1089 L.H. Blikra

DInSAR techniques for monitoring slow-moving landslides 1095 D. Calcaterra, M. Ramondini, F. Calò, V. Longobardi, M. Parise, C.M. Galzerano & C. Terranova

Multitemporal DInSAR data and damages to facilities as indicators for the activity of slow-moving landslides 1103 L. Cascini, S. Ferlisi, D. Peduto, G. Pisciotta, S. Di Nocera & G. Fornaro

The Serre La Voute Landslide (North-West Italy): Results from ten years of monitoring 1111 M. Ceccucci, G. Maranto & G. Mastroviti

Onset of rockslide by the peak-residual strength drop 1119 Q.G. Cheng & G.T. Hu

Analysis of mechanism of the K31 landslide of Changzhi-Jincheng express highway 1127 Y. Cheng

A plane-torsion rockslide with a locked flank: A case study 1133 Q. Cheng

Monitoring of natural thermal strains using hollow cylinder strain cells: The case of a large rock slope prone to rockfalls 1143 C. Clément, Y. Gunzburger, V. Merrien-Soukatchoff & C. Dünner

Landslide hazards mapping and permafrost slope InSAR monitoring, Mackenzie valley, Northwest Territories, Canada 1151 R. Couture & S. Riopel

Advanced monitoring criteria for precocious alerting of rainfall-induced flowslides 1157 E. Damiano, L. Olivares, A. Minardo, R. Greco, L. Zeni & L. Picarelli

Investigation of slope failure mechanisms caused by discontinuous large scale geological structures at the Cadia Hill Open Pit 1165 J. Franz & Y. Cai

Two approaches for public landslide awareness in the United States – U.S. geological survey warning systems and a landslide film documentary 1173 L.M. Highland & P.L. Gori

Formation and mechanical analysis of Tiantai landslide of Xuanhan county, Sichuan province 1177 R.Q. Huang, S. Zhao & X. Song

Development of wireless sensor node for landslide detection 1183 H.W. Kim

Redox condition and landslide development 1189 Y.H. Lang, S.Y. Liang & G.D. Zheng

Prepa displacement mechanism and its treatment measures for Hancheng landslide 1195 T.F. Li & L.C. Dang

Investigation of the stability of colluvial landslide deposits 1205 X. Li & L.M. Zhang

Choice of surveying methods for landslides monitoring 1211 S.T. Liu & Z.W. Wang

No. 1 landslide on the eastern approach road to ErLang Mountain tunnel: Inference factors and controlling measures 1217 H.M. Ma & Z.P. Zhang

Estimation of landslide load on multi-tier pile constructions with the help of a combined method 1225 S.I. Matsiy & Ph.N. Derevenets

The use of PSInSAR™ data in landslide detection and monitoring: The example of the Piemonte region (Northern Italy) 1233 C. Meisina, F. Zucca, D. Notti, A. Colombo, A. Cucchi, G. Savio, C. Giannico & M. Bianchi

Fill slopes: Stability assessment based on monitoring during both heavy rainfall and earthquake motion 1241 T. Mori, M. Kazama, R. Uzuoka & N. Sento

The mechanism of movement of mud flows in loess soils, successful and unsuccessful cases of forecast 1247 R.A. Niyazov, Sh.B. Bazarov & A.M. Akhundjanov

Influence of fine soil particles on excess of basal pore-fluid pressure generation in granular mass flows 1253 Y. Okada & H. Ochiai

An early warning system to predict flowslides in pyroclastic deposits 1259 L. Pagano, G. Rianna, M.C. Zingariello, G. Urciuoli & F. Vinale

Monitoring and modeling of slope movement on rock cliffs prior to failure 1265 N.J. Rosser & D.N. Petley

Active tectonic control of a large landslide: Results from Panagopoula landslide multi parametric analyses 1273 S. El Bedoui, T. Lebourg & Y. Guglielmi

A warning system using chemical sensors and telecommunication technologies to protect railroad operation from landslide disaster 1277 H. Sakai

Distributive monitoring of the slope engineering 1283 B. Shi, H. Sui, D. Zhang, B. Wang, G. Wei & C. Piao

Observational method in the design of high cutting slope around bridge 1289 S. Sun, B. Zhu, B. Zheng & J. Zhang

Ultrasonic monitoring of lab-scaled underwater landslides 1297 Q.H. Truong, C. Lee, H.K. Yoon, Y.H. Eom, J.H. Kim & J.S. Lee

Interaction between landslides and man-made works 1301 G. Urciuoli & L. Picarelli

Desiccation fissuring induced failure mechanisms for clay levees 1309 S. Utili, M. Dyer, M. Redaelli & M. Zielinski

Stability analysis by strength reduction finite element method and monitoring of unstable slope during reinforcement 1315 Z.Q. Wang, H.F. Li & L.M. Zhang

Displacement monitoring on Shuping landslide in the Three Gorges Dam reservoir area, China from August 2004 to July 2007 1321 F.W. Wang, G. Wang, Y.M. Zhang, Z.T. Huo, X.M. Peng, K. Araiba & A. Takeuchi

Deformation mechanism and prevention measure for strongly expansive soft-rock slope in the Yanji basin 1329 X. Wu, N. Xu, H. Tian, Y. Sun & M. He

Twenty years of safety monitoring for the landslide of Hancheng PowerStation 1335 M.J. Wu, Z.C. Li, P.J. Yuan & Y.H. Jiang

A time-spatial deterministic approach to assessment of rainfall-induced shallow landslide 1343 M.W. Xie, C. Qiu & Z.F. Wang

Introduction of web-based remote-monitoring system and its application to landslide disaster prevention 1349 M. Yamada & S. Tosa

Deformation mechanism for the front slope of the left bank deposits in Xiluodu hydro-electrical power station, China 1355 M. Yan, Z. Wu, R. Huang, Y. Zhang & S. Wang

Monitoring of soil nailed slopes and dams using innovative technologies 1361 J.-H. Yin, H.-H. Zhu & W. Jin

Application of multi-antenna GPS technique in the stability monitoring of roadside slopes 1367 Q. Zhang, L. Wang, X.Y. Zhang, G.W. Huang, X.L. Ding, W.J. Dai & W.T. Yang

Effects of earthquakes on slopes

Influences of earthquake motion on slopes in a hilly area during the Mid-Niigata Prefecture Earthquake, 2004 1375 S. Asano & H. Ochiai

The 1783 Scilla rock-avalanche (Calabria, southern Italy) 1381 F. Bozzano, S. Martino, A. Prestininzi, M. Gaeta, P. Mazzanti & A. Montagna

Self-excitation process due to local seismic amplification and earthquake-induced reactivations of large landslides 1389 F. Bozzano, S. Martino, G. Scarascia Mugnozza, A. Paciello & L. Lenti

Geological constraints to the urban shape evolution of Ariano Irpino (Avellino province, Italy) 1397 D. Calcaterra, C. Dima & E. Grasso

Landslide zones and their relation with seismoactive fault systems in Azerbaijan, Iran 1405 E. Ghanbari

Ground movements caused by lateral spread during an earthquake 1409 S.C. Hsu, B.L. Chu & C.C. Lin

2-D analysis of slope stability of an infinite slope during earthquake 1415 J. Liu, J. Liu & J. Wang

High-cutting slopes at Qingshuichuan electric power plant in the North of Shaanxi: Deformation and failure modes and treatment scheme 1421 H. Liu, Z. Liu & Z. Yan

GIS-based real time prediction of Arias intensity and earthquake-induced landslide hazards in Alborz and Central Iran 1427 M. Mahdavifar, M.K. Jafari & M.R. Zolfaghari

Geomorphology of old earthquake-induced landslides in southeastern Sicily 1433 P.G. Nicoletti & E. Catalano

Coseismic movement of an active landslide resulting from the Mid-Niigata Prefecture Earthquake, Japan 1439 T. Okamoto, S. Matsuura & S. Asano

Characteristics of large rock avalanches triggered by the November 3, 2002 Denali Fault earthquake, Alaska, USA 1447 W.H. Schulz, E.L. Harp & R.W. Jibson

FE analysis of performance of the Lower and Upper San Fernando Dams under the 1971 San Fernando earthquake 1455 C. Takahashi, F. Cai & K. Ugai

Reduction of the stability of pre-existing landslides during earthquake 1463 B. Tiwari, I. Dhungana & C.F. Garcia

Probabilistic hazard mapping of earthquake-induced landslides 1469 H.B. Wang, S.R. Wu, G.H. Wang & F.W. Wang

Investigation on stability of landfill slopes in seismically active regions in Central Asia 1475 A.W. Wu, B.G. Tensay, S. Webb, B.T. Doanth, C.M. Ritzkowski, D.Z. Muhidinov & E.M. Anarbaev

Mechanism for loess seismic landslides in Northwest China 1481 L. Yuan, X. Cui, Y. Hu & L. Jiang

Climate, hydrology and landslides

Evaluation of the landslide potential in Chahr Chay dam reservoir slopes 1489 K. Badv & K. Emami

Effect of well pumping on groundwater level and slope stability in the Taiwan Woo-Wan-Chai landslide area 1493 M. Chang, B.R. Li, Y.S. Zhang, H.S. Wang, Y.H. Chou & H.C. Liu

Case study: Embankment failure of Cable-Ski Lake development in Cairns 1501 K. Chen

Analysis method for slope stability under rainfall action 1507 X.D. Chen, H.X. Guo & E.X. Song

Hydrological modelling of the Vallcebre landslide 1517 J. Corominas, R. Martín & E. Vázquez-Suñé

Landslides in stiff clay slopes along the Adriatic coast (Central Italy) 1525 F. Cotecchia, O. Bottiglieri, L. Monterisi & F. Santaloia

Research on the effect of atomized rain on underground water distribution in Dayantang landslide 1533 J. Ding

Landslide hydrogeological susceptibility in the Crati valley (Italy) 1539 P. Gattinoni

Sustainable landslide stabilisation using deep wells installed with siphon drains and electro-pneumatic pumps 1547 A. Gillarduzzi

Biological and engineering impacts of climate on slopes – learning from full-scale 1553 S. Glendinning, P.N. Hughes, D.A.B. Hughes, D. Clarke, J. Smethurst, W. Powrie, N. Dixon, T.A. Dijkstra, D.G. Toll & J. Mendes

Some attributes of road-slope failure caused by typhoons 1559 M.W. Gui, C.H. Chang & S.F. Chen

A small rock avalanche in toppled schist, Lake Wanaka, New Zealand 1565 G.S. Halliday

NRCS-based groundwater level analysis of sloping ground 1571 L.I. Ju, O.T. Suk, M.Y. Il & L.S. Gon

A numerical case study on load developments along soil nails installed in cut slope subjected to high groundwater table 1575 A.K.L. Kwong & C.F. Lee

Landslides at active construction sites in Hong Kong 1581 T.M.F. Lau, H.W. Sun, H.M. Tsui & K.K.S. Ho

Landslide ‘‘Granice’’ in Zagreb (Croatia) 1587 Z. Mihalinec & Zˇ. Ortolan

Improvement of subsurface drainage provisions for recompacted soil fill slopes in Hong Kong 1595 K.K. Pang, J.M. Shen, K.K.S. Ho & T.M.F. Lau

Biotechnical slope stabilization and using Spyder Hoe to control steep slope failure 1603 P. Raymond

Rapid landslides threatening roads: Three case histories of risk mitigation in the Umbria region of Central Italy 1609 D. Salciarini, P. Conversini, E. Martini, P. Tamburi & L. Tortoioli

Assessment of the slope stabilisation measures at the Cadas Pangeran road section, Sumedang, West Java 1615 D. Sarah, A. Tohari & M.R. Daryono

Analysis of control factors on landslides in the Taiwan area 1621 K. Shou, B. Wu & H. Hsu

Inclined free face riverbank collapse by river scouring 1627 J.C. Sun & G.Q. Wang

Drainage control and slope stability at an open pit mine: A GIS-based hydrological modeling 1633 C. Sunwoo, Y.S. Choi, H.D. Park & Y.B. Jung

Assessment of regional rainfall-induced landslides using 3S-based hydro-geological model 1639 C.H. Tan, C.Y. Ku, S.Y. Chi, Y.H. Chen, L.Y. Fei, J.F. Lee & T.W. Su

Investigation of a landslide along a natural gas pipeline (Karacabey-Turkey) 1647 T. Topal & M. Akin

Influence of extreme rainfall on the stability of spoil heaps 1653 I. Vanicek & S. Chamra

Behavior of expansive soil slope reinforced with geo-grids 1659 M.Y. Wang, X.N. Gong, M.Y. Wang, J.T. Cai & H. Xu

Geotechnical properties for a rainstorm-triggered landslide in Kisawa village, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan 1667 G. Wang & A. Suemine

Yigong rock avalanche-flow landslide event, Tibet, China 1675 Q. Xu, S.T. Wang, H.J. Chai, Z.Y. Zhang & S.M. Dong

Key issues of emergency measures and comprehensive remediation projects to control the Danba landslide, Sichuan province, China 1681 Q. Xu, X.-M. Fan, L.-W. Jiang & P. Liu

Enhanced slope seepage resulting from localized torrential precipitation during a flood discharge event at the Nuozhadu hydroelectric station 1689 M. Xu, Y. Ma, X.B. Kang & G.P. Lu

An issue in conventional approach for drainage design on slopes in mountainous regions 1697 Z.Q. Yue

Analysis of geo-hazards caused by climate changes 1703 L.M. Zhang

Slope stabilization and protection

Back experience of deep drainage for landslide stabilization through lines of siphon drains and electro-pneumatics drains: A French railway slope stabilization example 1713 S. Bomont

Experimental geo-synthetic-reinforced segmental wall as bridge abutment 1721 R.M. Faure, D. Rossi, A. Nancey & G. Auray

Rock slope stability analysis for a slope in the vicinity of Take-off Yard of Karun-3 Dam 1725 M. Gharouni-Nik

Stabilization of a large paleo-landslide reactivated because of the works to install a new ski lift in Formigal skiing resort 1731 J. González-Gallego, J. Moreno Robles, J.L. Garcı´a de la Oliva & F. Pardo de Santayana

A case study on rainfall infiltration effect on the stability of two slopes 1737 M.W. Gui & K.K. Han

Consolidation mechanism of fully grouted anchor bolts 1745 S. He, Y. Wu & X. Li

Stability analysis for cut slopes reinforced by an earth retention system by considering the reinforcement stages 1751 W.P. Hong, Y.S. Song & T.H. Kim

Landslide stabilization for residential development 1757 I. Jworchan, A. O’Brien & E. Rizakalla

Influence of load transfer on anchored slope stability 1763 S.K. Kim, N.K. Kim, Y.S. Joo, J.S. Park, T.H. Kim & K.S. Cha

Review of slope surface drainage with reference to landslide studies and current practice in Hong Kong 1769 T.M.F. Lau, H.W. Sun, T.H.H. Hui & K.K.S. Ho

Analysis of dynamic stability about prestressed anchor retaining structure 1775 H. Li, X. Yang, H. Liu & L. Du

Safety analysis of high engineering slopes along the west approach road of ZheGu mountain tunnel 1781 T.B. Li, Y. Du & X.B. Wang

Landslide stabilizing piles: A design based on the results of slope failure back analysis 1787 M.E. Popescu & V.R. Schaefer

Landslides on the left abutment and engineering measures for Manwan hydropower project 1795 X. Tang & Q. Gao

Factors resulting in the instability of a 57.5 m high cut slope 1799 J.J. Wang, H.J. Chai, H.P. Li & J.G. Zhu

Orthogonal analysis and applications on anchorage parameters of rock slopes 1805 E.C. Yan, H.G. Li, M.J. Lv & D.L. Li

Waste rock dump slope stability for a gold mine in California 1811 H. Yang, G.C. Rollins & M. Kim

Properties of the high rock slope of Hongjiadu hydropower project and its engineering treatment measures 1817 Z. Yang, W. Xiao & D. Cai

Typical harbor bank slopes in the Three Gorges reservoir: Landslide and collapse and their stability control 1825 A. Yao, C. Heng, Z. Zhang & R. Xiang

Weighting predisposing factors for shallow slides susceptibility assessment on the regional scale 1831 J.L. Zêzere, S.C. Oliveira, R.A.C. Garcia & E. Reis

Analyses of mechanism of landslides in Tongchuan-Huangling highway 1839 L. Zhang & H. He

Treatments of Loess-Bedrock landslides at Chuankou in Tongchuan-Huangling expressway 1847 J.B. Zhao

Types, characteristics and application conditions of anti-slide retaining structures 1855 J. Zheng & G. Wang

The stabilization of the huge alluvial deposit on the left bank and the high rock slope on the right bank of the XiaoWan Hydropower Project 1863 L. Zou, X. Tang, H. Feng, G. Wang & H. Xu

Risk assessment and management

Malaysian National Slope Master Plan – Challenges to producing an effective plan 1873 C.H. Abdullah & A. Mohamed

Spatial landslide risk assessment in Guantánamo Province, Cuba 1879 E. Castellanos Abella & C.J. van Westen

Landslide risk management: Experiences in the metropolitan area of Recife – Pernambuco, Brazil 1887 A.P. Nunes Bandeira, & R. Quental Coutinho

Societal risk due to landslides in the Campania region (Southern Italy) 1893 L. Cascini, S. Ferlisi & E. Vitolo

Landslide risk in the San Francisco Bay region 1899 J.A. Coe & R.A. Crovelli

A first attempt to extend a subaerial landslide susceptibility analysis to submerged slopes: The case of the Albano Lake (Rome, Italy) 1905 G.B. Fasani, C. Esposito, F. Bozzano, P. Mazzanti & M. Floris

Landslide susceptibility zonation of the Qazvin-Rasht-Anzali railway track, North Iran 1911 H. Hassani & M. Ghazanfari

Assessment of landslide hazard of a cut-slope using linear regression analysis 1919 S. Jamaludin, B.B.K. Huat & H. Omar

Global monitoring strategy applied to ground failure hazards 1925 E. Klein, C. Nadim, P. Bigarré & C. Dünner

Regional slope stability zonation based on the factor overlapping method 1933 J.F. Liu, G.Q. Ou, Y. You & J.F. Lui

Landslide hazard and risk assessment in the areas of dams and reservoirs of Serbia 1939 P. Lokin & B. Abolmasov

The evaluation of failure probability for rock slope based on fuzzy set theory and Monte Carlo simulation 1943 H.J. Park, J.G. Um & I. Woo

Macro-zoning of areas susceptible to flowslide in pyroclastic soils in the Campania region 1951 L. Picarelli, A. Santo, G. Di Crescenzo & L. Olivares

Zoning methods for landslide hazard degree 1959 J. Qiao & L.L. Shi

A proposal for a reliability rating system for fluvial flood defence embankments in the United Kingdom 1965 M. Redaelli, S. Utili & M. Dyer

Simplified risk analysis chart to prevent slope failure of highway embankment on soft Bangkok clays 1971 A. Sawatparnich & J. Sunitsakul

Determining landslide susceptibility along natural gas pipelines in Northwest Oregon, USA 1979 J.I. Theule, S.F. Burns & H.J. Meyer

Landslide susceptibility assessment using fuzzy logic 1985 Z. Wang, D. Li & Q. Cheng

Prediction of the spatiotemporal distribution of landslides: Integrated landslide susceptibility zoning techniques and real-time satellite rainfall 1991 H. Yang, R.F. Adler, G.J. Huffman & D. Bach

Entropy based typical landslide hazard degree assessment in Three Gorges 1995 Z. Yang & J. Qiao

The optimal hydraulic cross-section design of the ‘‘Trapezoid-V’’ shaped drainage canal of debris flow 2001 Y. You, H.L. Pan, J.F. Liu, G.Q. Ou & H.L. Pan

Practice of establishing China’s Geo-Hazard Survey Information System 2005 K. Zhang, Y. Yin & H. Chen

A XML-supported database for landslides and engineered slopes related to China’s water resources development 2011 Y. Zhao & Z. Chen

Landslide and engineered slopes in China

Failure and treatment technique of a canal in expansive soil in South to North Water Diversion project 2019 Y.J. Cai, X.R. Xie, L. Luo, S.F. Chen & M. Zhao

High slope engineering for Three Gorges ship locks 2027 G.J. Cao & H.B. Zhu

Large-scale landslides in China: Case studies 2037 R.Q. Huang

Early warning for Geo-Hazards based on the weather condition in China 2055 C.Z. Liu, Y.H. Liu, M.S. Wen, C. Tang, T.F. Li & J.F. Lian

Slope engineering in railway and highway construction in China 2061 G. Wang, H. Ma, M. Feng & Y. Wang

Mining slope engineering in China 2075 S. Wang, Q. Gao & S. Sun

Structure and failure patterns of engineered slopes at the Three Gorges reservoir 2089 Y.P. Yin

Slope engineering in hydropower projects in China 2101 J.P. Zhou & G.F. Chen

A thunder at the beginning of the 21st century – The giant Yigong Landslide 2111 Z.H. Wang

Author index 2119