Micro-sheeting of granite and its relationship with landsliding specifically after the heavy rainstorm in June 1999, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Certain types of granite in mountainous areas are microscopically sheeted to a depth of 50 m due to unloading under the stress field that reflects slope morphology. Micro-sheets generally strike parallel to major slope surfaces and gently dip downslope, forming cataclinal overdip slopes. The cataclinal overdip slope accelerates creep movement of micro-sheeted granite, which in turn loosens and disintegrates granite via the widening or neoformation of cracks, probably in combination with stress release, temperature change, and changes in water content near the ground surface. The surface portion of micro-sheeted granite is thus loosened with a well-defined basal front, which finally slides in response to heavy rain. Innumerable landslides of this type occurred in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, following the heavy rainstorm of 29 June 1999. Following such landslides, the weathering of micro-sheeted granite exposed on the landslide scar recommences, setting the stage for future landslide.     

Frequency–volume relation and prediction of rainfall-induced landslides

Rainfall-induced landslides constitute a major public concern in Hong Kong. This paper investigates two aspects of critical importance to landslide hazard and risk assessment and management: magnitude–cumulative frequency relationship for landslides, and relationship between rainfall and the occurrence of landslides. The results indicated that landslides with a failure volume of not less than 4 m³ have a cumulative frequency–size distribution with a power-law dependence on volume of failure. Analysis of rainfall/landslides showed that the 12-hour rolling rainfall is most important in predicting the number of landslides. Failure volume dependency in the relationships between rainfall and the number of landslides is also presented. However, with an increase in failure volume of landslides, the most important rainfall variable may vary from rainfall of short duration (12-h rolling rainfall) to that of relatively long duration (24-h rolling rainfall).     

宁夏西吉地区滑坡灾害地貌的成因分析

宁夏西吉地区滑坡灾害地貌是海原地震区最严重的地形变特征。本文在分析区域滑坡呈 或团块状密集独特分布及其严重灾害特征的基础上，进一步探讨了它的成因机制。表明滑坡地形奕的分布规律不仅受地震烈度的影响，而且还受诸如黄土的自然特征，地质构造，地貌结构和区域新构造运行等自然环境的控制．     

滑坡灾害预测研究概况

本文以文献资料为依据,阐述了滑坡灾害的严重性、人类活动与滑坡灾害的伴生性,并从减轻灾害的角度,分析了滑坡灾害空间预测和长时间预测的重要意义及其研究趋势。     

突变理论在工程地质中的应用

本文说明了突变理论应用于工程地质中的一般方法。着重通过实例介绍尖点突变理论在工程地质中的应用现状,其中包括用突变理论评价层状结构斜坡、地下洞室的顶板冒落及活断层的稳定性,以及斜坡失稳的时间预报等问题。同时对其应用前景作了展望。     

佛顶山钙铬榴石分布特征及其找矿意义

本区钙铬榴石含钙铝榴石分子，两者组成类质同像系列矿物，颜色和透明度随成分变化而变化。目前找到的钙铬榴石成翠绿色十分美丽。但是，透明者少，粒度均小于４ｍｍ，达不到宝石级标准。但埋于坡积层中的含钙铬榴石铬透辉石岩的转石风化强烈，钙铬榴石易于脱出，晶体保存完整，采选容易，是寻找宝石的理想地区。     

GPS滑坡监测系统在铁路桥桥墩稳定性监测中的应用

结合对铁路桥桥墩的实际监测应用，介绍了GPS滑坡监测系统的工作原理和性能特点，阐述了现场安装过程中的许多重点问题及其对监测效果的影响，并结合实际测量数据论证了该系统应用于滑坡监测的可行性和优势所在。     

江苏镇江焦山索道上站滑坡治理中技术方法的应用

镇江市是江苏省滑坡地质灾害较为严重的城市,其地质灾害防治工作开展较早,积累了一定的防治管理经验。而焦山索道上站滑坡治理工程是多种滑坡治理技术方法和措施的综合应用,通过混凝土抗滑桩、锚索、锚杆、排水以及挂网喷播复绿等技术方式和措施的应用,成功地完成了焦山索道上站的滑坡治理工程,为镇江市其他滑坡地质灾害的治理提供了一定的参考借鉴作用。     

Residual strength of slip zones of large landslides in the Three Gorges area, China

Slip zones of the large landslides in the Three Gorges area are commonly composed of fine-grained soils with substantial amount of coarse-grained particles, particularly gravel-sized particles. In this study, residual strength of the soils from slip zones of these landslides were examined in relation to their index properties based on a survey of 170 landslides. It was found that laboratory-determined residual friction angle using gravel-free fraction of the disturbed soils from the slip zones was closely related to clay content, liquid limit and plasticity index. On the other hand, in-situ residual friction angle of these soils (i.e. including gravel fraction) showed very weak correlations with clay content and Atterberg limits, but was largely dependent on gravel and fines (clays + silts) contents, increasing with gravels and decreasing with fines, and displayed strong linear correlation with the ratio of gravel to fines contents. These observations indicate that among the index properties, clay content and Atterberg limits can be used to estimate residual strength of the soils finer than 2 mm, but they are not appropriate evaluate the residual strength of the soils containing considerable amount of gravel-sized particles. For the latter, particle size distribution (particularly the ratio of gravel to fines contents) appears to be a useful index. Additionally, it was found that there was no identifiable correlation between relative abundance of individual major clay minerals and residual friction angles of both gravel-free fraction of disturbed and in-situ soils, suggesting that influence of clay minerals on residual strength of these soils can not be simply evaluated based on their abundance.     

The geotechnical effects of long human habitation (2000< years): Earthquake induced landslide hazard in the city of Zefat, northern Israel

This work studies the effects of long human habitation on site geotechnical conditions. It is focused on the city of Zefat that is located on the borders of the Dead Sea Transform in northern Israel. The city of Zefat, suffered severe damage and loss of life in historical earthquakes, as a consequence of earthquake induced landslides (EILS). In this work we evaluate the current EILS hazard for the city of Zefat using a GIS-based regional Newmark analysis, with calibration of the calculated Newmark displacement (representing EILS hazard) using maps of field evidence and historical documents testifying to slope instability that occurred in historical earthquakes.

We found that the core city of Zefat is built on a layered anthropogenic material, few meters deep which, was deposited as a result of more than 2000 years of human habitation. The anthropogenic material is mechanically weak, susceptible to slope failure and to amplification of seismic-shaking. It is responsible for the city's devastation in historical earthquakes and it is the source for the current high seismic hazard as well.

Our model shows that earthquakes of magnitudes (M_w) 5, 6 and 7 at distances of up to 10 km, 50 km and more than 100 km, respectively, are likely to induce landslides in the core city of Zefat. The current engineering status of the city is poor, and as a consequence severe damage and loss of life are expected in future earthquakes due to EILS, unless major engineering efforts are made. Cities in the Eastern Mediterranean with comparable long habitation histories (e.g., Jerusalem, Tiberias, Nablus, Amman) are expected to have similar geotechnical problems in their old sections and are advised to take appropriate engineering steps to reduce damage and loss of life in future earthquakes.

Evaluation of historical earthquake magnitudes based on reported local-damage may, however, lead to overestimated magnitudes where the damaged sites are built on anthropogenic talus (a common setting in the vicinity of the Dead Sea Transform).