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Research Paper | Geology | India | Volume 5 Issue 3, March 2016
Characteristics of Slope Failures in Tropical Hill Slopes of South West India
Arish Aslam [2] | Sreekumar S
Abstract: The occurrence of rainfall induced slope failures in residual soil slopes is a common natural disaster encountered in many tropical regions. Furthermore factors such as hill slope, relative relief, attitude of joints, material properties of rocks, type of vegetation and landuse practices make a hill slope vulnerable to slope failures. Its ferocity depends upon the material properties and thickness of the loose unconsolidated overburden formed by the weathering process. The triggering factor for the slope failures is found to be continuous heavy rainfall for a couple of days. The paper examines the mechanism of slope failures in hill ranges of Kerala state which lies in the south west part of Indian peninsula. The failure surface is identified and located from the field and its interaction with material properties and hill slope is critically examined. Highly weathered rock samples were collected from the failed areas for the determination of material property such as friction angle. Geometrical method is used for understanding the role of joints in the slope instability.
Keywords: Slope failures, Western Ghats, Rainfall Pattern, Discontinuities, Friction Angle
Edition: Volume 5 Issue 3, March 2016,
Pages: 1584 - 1588
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Research Paper, Geology, India, Volume 11 Issue 7, July 2022
Pages: 1246 - 1250Landslide Susceptibility Mapping along Mumbai-Pune Expressway, Western Ghats, Maharashtra Using Remote Sensing and GIS
Awadhesh Kant Soni [3] | R.K. Rawat | Vaibhav Jain [3] | Sunil K Panday [2]
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Case Studies, Geology, Albania, Volume 10 Issue 6, June 2021
Pages: 1446 - 1450Coastal Vulnerability Index (CVI) Assessment for the Central Part of the Albanian Coast
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