Results 71 to 80 of about 130,951 (182)
Remote SensingThe China–Nepal Transportation Corridor is vital to the country’s efforts to build a land trade route in South Asia and promote the Ring-Himalayan Economic Cooperation Belt.
Shufen Zhao +7 more
doaj +1 more source
Landslide susceptibility mapping using multi-criteria evaluation techniques in Chittagong Metropolitan Area, Bangladesh [PDF]
, 2015 Landslides are a common hazard in the highly urbanized hilly areas in Chittagong Metropolitan Area (CMA), Bangladesh. The main cause of the landslides is torrential rain in short period of time.
Ahmed, B
core
Dynamics of Long-Runout Landslides: A Review
Applied SciencesLong-runout landslides usually cause a significant loss of life and property because of their hypermobility and immense energy to travel long distances at high velocities, attracting a global focus on the dynamics and mechanism of long-runout landslides.
Zhen Lei, Wuwei Mao, Fangwei Yu
doaj +1 more source
Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal, 2001 Canada has a wide range of landslides reflecting the diverse geological and geomorphological environments in the nation's landscape. Rock avalanches and rockfalls are extremely rapid landslides that are common in mountainous regions. Debris avalanches and channelized debris flows, typically triggered by heavy rains, form another group of rapid ...
openaire +2 more sources
Landslides in sensitive soils, Tauranga, New Zealand. [PDF]
, 2013 In the Tauranga region sensitive soil failures commonly occur after heavy rainfall events, causing considerable infrastructure damage. Several notable landslides include a large failure at Bramley Drive, Omokoroa in 1979, the Ruahihi Canal collapse in ...
Cunningham, Michael J. +5 more
core +1 more source
Karst, GIS and geological hazard planning and management in Great Britain [PDF]
, 2010 The British Geological Survey (BGS) database of karst features for the United Kingdom include dolines, cave entrances, stream sinks, resurgences and building damage; data for approximately half of the country has so far been gathered.
Cooper, A.H., Farrant, A.R., Price, S.J.
core
Doğal Afetler ve Çevre DergisiLandslides cause the highest human loss and economic damages following the earthquakes in Türkiye. This study aimed to identify areas that are susceptible to landslides in the Erzincan-Sivas highway and its surrounding region which frequently suffer from
Betül Güneş, Ali Ümran Kömüşcü
doaj +1 more source
Engineering geology of British rocks and soils : Lias Group [PDF]
, 2012 The report begins with an introduction and a detailed modern assessment of the geology of the Lias Group in terms of both stratigraphy and lithology. The modern lithostratigraphy is placed in the context of the old, and sometimes more familiar, usage ...
Barron, M. +8 more
core