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Catastrophic Landslides: Effects, Occurrence, and Mechanisms
Editor(s)
Stephen G. Evans;
Stephen G. Evans
Geological Survey of Canada
Natural Resources Canada
601 Booth Street
Ottawa K1A 0E8
Canada
Natural Resources Canada
601 Booth Street
Ottawa K1A 0E8
Canada
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Jerome V. Degraff
Jerome V. Degraff
Sierra National Forest
1600 Tollhouse Road
Clovis, California 93611
USA
1600 Tollhouse Road
Clovis, California 93611
USA
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Geological Society of America

Volume
XV
Copyright:
Geological Society of America
© Geological Society of America 2002, ISBN 978-0-8137-5815-2$9.00
ISBN electronic:
9780813758152
ISBN print:
9780813741154
Publication date:
January 01, 2002
>This volume documents further advances in our knowledge of catastrophic landslides since the pioneering compilations of the late 1970s by Barry Voight. It provides a worldwide survey of catastrophic landslide events written by leading authorities. Catastrophic Landslides begins by drawing upon South America to dramatically illustrate the impact of these phenomena on human populations. The occurrence of catastrophic landslides, including site-specific insights, is shown through six events of the past 20 years. Several other chapters focus on the mechanisms involved with catastrophic landsides both in relation to geologic factors in a particular geographic area as well as to specific geologic processes.
Catastrophic Landslides: Effects, Occurrence, and Mechanisms
Editor(s): Stephen G. Evans, Jerome V. Degraff
https://doi.org/10.1130/REG15
ISBN (print): 9780813741154
ISBN (electronic): 9780813758152
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Published: 2002
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Table of Contents
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Effects
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Overview of catastrophic landslides of South America in the twentieth centuryAuthor(s)Robert L. Schuster;Robert L. SchusterU.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, Mail Stop 966, Denver, Colorado 80225, USASearch for other works by this author on:Daniel A. Salcedo;Daniel A. SalcedoIngeotec, Geotechnical Engineering Consultants, Caracas, Venezuela
* Search for other works by this author on:Luis ValenzuelaLuis ValenzuelaArcadis Geotecnica, Geotechnical Consultants, Eliodoro Yañez 1893, Providencia Santiago, ChileSearch for other works by this author on:
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Occurrence
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Recent rockfalls and rock avalanches in Mount Cook National Park, New ZealandAuthor(s)M.J. McSaveneyM.J. McSaveneyInstitute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences Ltd., PO Box 30 368, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
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Val Pola rock avalanche of July 28, 1987, in Valtellina (Central Italian Alps)Author(s)Mario Govi;Mario GoviConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche-Istituto di Ricerca per la Protezione Idwgeologica–Sezione di Torino, Strada della Cacce 73, 10135 Torino (TO), ItalySearch for other works by this author on:Giovanni Gullà;Giovanni GullàConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche-Istituto di Ricerca per la Protezione ldrogeologica-Sezione di Cosenza, Via C.B. Cavour 4-6, 87030 Roges di Rende (CS), ItalySearch for other works by this author on:Pier Giorgio NicolettiPier Giorgio NicolettiConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche-Istituto di Ricerca per la Protezione ldrogeologica-Sezione di Cosenza, Via C.B. Cavour 4-6, 87030 Roges di Rende (CS), Italy
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Tsao-Ling rockslides, TaiwanAuthor(s)Ju-Jiang Hung;Ju-Jiang HungDepartment of Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, TaiwanSearch for other works by this author on:Chyi-Tyi Lee;Chyi-Tyi LeeInstitute of Applied Geology, National Central University, Chungli, TaiwanSearch for other works by this author on:Ming-Lang LinMing-Lang LinInstitute of Applied Geology, National Central University, Chungli, TaiwanSearch for other works by this author on:
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Identifying a large landslide with small displacements in a zone of coseismic tectonic deformation: The Villa Del Monte landslide triggered by the 1989 Loma Prieta, California, earthquakeAuthor(s)David K. Keefer;David K. KeeferU.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California 94025, USASearch for other works by this author on:Edwin L. Harp;Edwin L. HarpU.S. Geological Survey, Golden, Colorado 80401, USASearch for other works by this author on:Gary B. GriggsGary B. GriggsUniversity of California, Santa Cruz, California, 95060, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Rock avalanche and resulting debris flow in Estero Parraguirre and Río Colorado, Regóon Metropolitana, ChileAuthor(s)A. HauserA. HauserServicio Nacional de Geología y Minería, Santa María 0104, Casilla 10469, Santiago, ChileSearch for other works by this author on:
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1983 Sale Mountain landslide, Gansu Province, ChinaAuthor(s)Zhuo-Yuan Zhang;Zhuo-Yuan ZhangDepartment of Engineering Geology and Civil Engineering, Chengdu Institute of Technology, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, 610059Search for other works by this author on:Shang-Ming Chen;Shang-Ming ChenDepartment of Engineering Geology and Civil Engineering, Chengdu Institute of Technology, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, 610059Search for other works by this author on:Lian-Jin TaoLian-Jin TaoDepartment of Engineering Geology and Civil Engineering, Chengdu Institute of Technology, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, 610059Search for other works by this author on:
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Mechanisms
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Catastrophic rockfalls and rockslides in the Sierra Nevada, USAAuthor(s)Gerald F. WieczorekGerald F. WieczorekU.S. Geological Survey, 926A National Center, Reston, Virginia 20192, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Rapid flow slides of coal-mine waste in British Columbia, CanadaAuthor(s)O. Hungr;O. HungrDepartment of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of British Columbia, 6331 Stores Road, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:R.F. Dawson;R.F. DawsonNorwest Mine Services Ltd., 1022/475 Howe Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 2B3, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:A. Kent;A. KentGolder Associates Ltd., 500–4260 Still Creek Drive, Burnaby, British Columbia V5C 6C6, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:D. Campbell;D. CampbellGolder Associates Ltd., 500–4260 Still Creek Drive, Burnaby, British Columbia V5C 6C6, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:N.R. MorgensternN.R. MorgensternDepartment of Civil Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 2G7, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Landslides resulting from structural failure of volcanoesAuthor(s)Lee SiebertLee SiebertSmithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program, NMNH MRC-119, Washington, D.C. 20560 USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Large rockslides in the Alps: A commentary on the contribution of G. Abele (1937–1994) and a review of some recent developmentsAuthor(s)Andreas von PoschingerAndreas von PoschingerBayerisches Geologisches Landesamt, Hess-Strasse 128, D-80792 München, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:
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Chalk flows from the coastal cliffs of northwest EuropeAuthor(s)John N. HutchinsonJohn N. HutchinsonDepartment of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London SW7 2BU, UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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Villavil rockslides, Catamarca Province, ArgentinaAuthor(s)Luis Fauqué;Luis FauquéServicio Geológico Minero Argentino, Julio A. Roca 651, 1322 Buenos Aires, ArgentinaSearch for other works by this author on:Pablo TchilinguirianPablo TchilinguirianServicio Geológico Minero Argentino, Julio A. Roca 651, 1322 Buenos Aires, ArgentinaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Landslides and landscape evolution in the Rocky Mountains and adjacent Foothills area, southwestern Alberta, CanadaAuthor(s)Lionel E. Jackson, Jr.Lionel E. Jackson, Jr.Geological Survey of Canada, Terrain Sciences Division, Suite 101, 605 Robson Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 5J3, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Styles of rock-avalanche depositional complexes conditioned by very rugged terrain, Karakoram Himalaya, PakistanAuthor(s)Kenneth HewittKenneth HewittCold Regions Research Centre and Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Neogene sturzstrom deposits, Split Mountain area, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CaliforniaAuthor(s)Patrick L. Abbott;Patrick L. AbbottDepartment of Geological Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, California 92182, USASearch for other works by this author on:Dennis R. Kerr;Dennis R. KerrDepartment of Geosciences, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74104, USASearch for other works by this author on:Steven E. Borron;Steven E. BorronAmerican Geotechnical, 5764 Pacific Center Blvd., San Diego, California 92121, USASearch for other works by this author on:Jacobe L. Washburn;Jacobe L. WashburnHalliburton Energy, 5500 Ming Avenue, Bakersfield, California 93309, USASearch for other works by this author on:David A. RightmerDavid A. RightmerPoway High School, Poway, California 92064, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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