The Hazard:
The mechanism and triggering of rock avalanches, landslides and debris flows are linked to angle of slope, lithology, weathering, load, groundwater regime,rainfall, shrinkage/expansion, ground vibration.
Prediction and Control:
- Sites of potential slope failure can be monitored by: mapping, surveying, measurement of creep, strain, groundwater pressures.
- The risk of damage to property or loss of life is related to population density, building type and density and human activity (social and economic) in the area of the hazard.
- Slope stabilisation, drainage control, retaining structures.
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