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Coastal Geohazard and Offshore Geotechnics

, 2020
With the rapid development in the exploration of marine resources, coastal geohazard and offshore geotechnics have attracted a great deal of attention from coastal geotechnical engineers and has achieved significant progress in recent years [...
Dong-Sheng Jeng, Jeng, DS, Jisheng Zhang, Özgür Kirca, Kirca, Ö, Zhang, J   +5 more
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Geohazard assessment of landslides in south Brazil: Case study [PDF]

, 2019
Slope instability phenomena such as mudslides represent a major geohazard in Brazil, which has caused devastation in many states and affected the lives of people, particularly in self-built settlements on steep slopes.
Boff, Fernando Eduardo, Hussain, Yawar, De Vargas, Tiago, Davies-Vollum, S., Hamza, Omar   +4 more
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Research and application of an identification method for potential cut-slope housing geohazard risk zones using integrated real property data and DEM

Zhongguo dizhi zaihai yu fangzhi xuebao
Conventional hazard-centered geohazard susceptibility identification methods face inherent limitations in accurately locating elements at risk. This study aims to establish a new element-at-risk-centered paradigm for refined geohazard susceptibility ...
Shu WU
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Addressing Geohazards Through Ocean Drilling [PDF]

Scientific Drilling, 2009
Natural geohazards, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, and volcanic collapse, are of immediate societal concern. In an oceanic setting (Fig.
Craig Shipp, Stephen Kirby, Brandon Dugan, Angelo Camerlenghi, Eli Silver, Julia K. Morgan, Kiyoshi Suyehiro   +6 more
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Optical fibre sensors for geohazard monitoring – A review [PDF]

Geohazards pose significant risks to human life, infrastructure, and the environment, bringing out the necessity of advanced monitoring techniques for early detection and mitigation.
Epaarachchi, Jayantha, Herath, Madhubhashitha, Anjana, Kusumi   +2 more
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Road Geohazard Risk Management Handbook

, 2020
This handbook outlines an approach to proactively manage the risks of geohazards on roads, road users, and the people living near and affected by road. This handbook is structured to support road geohazard risk
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery
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Seafloor mapping for geohazard assessment: state of the art [PDF]

, 2011
During the last two decades, increasing use of full-coverage sonic mapping of the seafloor has made us more aware of the large and different number of seafloor processes and events bearing significant geohazard potential. This awareness combines with the
Francesco L. Chiocci, CHIOCCI, Francesco Latino, Chiocci, Francesco L., Roger Urgeles, Urgeles, Roger, Cattaneo, Antonio, Antonio Cattaneo   +6 more
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Topographic Correction of Wind-driven Rainfall for Landslide Analysis in Central Taiwan with Validation from Aerial and Satellite Optical Images

Remote Sensing, 2013
Rainfall intensity plays an important role in landslide prediction especially in mountain areas. However, the rainfall intensity of a location is usually interpolated from rainfall recorded at nearby gauges without considering any possible effects of ...
Jin-King Liu, Peter T.Y. Shih
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Evaluation of Geohazards Research in the World and Pacific Region: A Comparative Bibliometric Study

Iraqi Geological Journal
Geohazards are natural phenomena that endanger infrastructure, the environment, and human activity. Understanding and mitigating them is crucial for public safety, disaster preparedness, and sustainable land and resource management.
Khoirun Nisa, Nadi Suprapto, Iqbal Rizki
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Application of Spaceborne Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar to Geohazard Monitoring

Leida xuebao, 2020
In recent years, spaceborne Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) technology has shown increasing application potential in the field of geohazard monitoring.
YUN Ye, LÜ Xiaolei, FU Xikai, XUE Feiyang   +3 more
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