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The world landslide problem The world landslide problem
Thousands of people may be killed by landslides each year and property damage may be in the tens of billions of dollars, but the techniques for recognizing and coping with landslides are well developed. Landslides are generally more manageable and predictable than earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and some storms, but only a few countries have taken advantage of this knowledge to reduce...
Authors
E. Brabb
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Geology, Energy, and Minerals Mission Area, Natural Hazards Mission Area, Energy Resources Program, Landslide Hazards Program, Mineral Resources Program, National Laboratories Program, Science and Decisions Center, Geologic Hazards Science Center, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center
Documented historical landslide dams from around the world Documented historical landslide dams from around the world
This data compilation consists of dBase IV1 data files of the location, date, triggering mechanism, kind, size, failure time and mechanism, breach dimensions, subsequent controls, materials, and references for 463 historical landslide dams and associated natural reservoirs that have been recorded throughout the World. The data base presented in this report is a compilation of information...
Authors
John Costa, Robert Schuster
Summary of Geotechnical and Hydrologic Data Collected From May 1, 1990 through April 30, 1991, for the Alani-Paty Landslide, Manoa Valley, Honolulu, Hawaii Summary of Geotechnical and Hydrologic Data Collected From May 1, 1990 through April 30, 1991, for the Alani-Paty Landslide, Manoa Valley, Honolulu, Hawaii
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Authors
Rex Baum, Mark Reid, Cynthia Wilburn, Jill Torikai
Large landslides from oceanic volcanoes Large landslides from oceanic volcanoes
Large landslides are ubiquitous around the submarine flanks of Hawaiian volcanoes, and GLORIA has also revealed large landslides offshore from Tristan da Cunha and El Hierro. On both of the latter islands, steep flanks formerly attributed to tilting or marine erosion have been reinterpreted as landslide headwalls mantled by younger lava flows. These landslides occur in a wide range of...
Authors
R. Holcomb, R. Searle
Four contributions to 2nd seminar on Landslide hazards, Cosenza, Italy; March 5-6, 1990 Four contributions to 2nd seminar on Landslide hazards, Cosenza, Italy; March 5-6, 1990
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Authors
G. Wieczorek, R. Schuster, E. Harp, R. Fleming, R.L. Baum, A. M. Johnson
Use of longitudinal strain in identifying driving and resisting elements of landslides Use of longitudinal strain in identifying driving and resisting elements of landslides
Observations of deformation at the surfaces of landslides in Utah and Hawaii indicate that the upslope parts of the land-slides have stretched and the downslope parts have shortened parallel with the direction of movement. The maximum displacement of each landslide occurs in a relatively undeformed zone between the zones of shortening and stretching. The pattern of deformation at the...
Authors
R.L. Baum, R. Fleming