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Hydrogeological Instability in Cohesive Soils


Hydrogeological Instability in Cohesive Soils

Techniques for Prediction, Prevention and Control

von: Luigi Coppola

85,59 €

Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 12.04.2018
ISBN/EAN: 9783319743318
Sprache: englisch

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<p>This book discusses techniques for predicting, preventing and controlling the hydrogeological instability of slopes consisting of cohesive soils. The proposed methodology is practical and innovative, and assumes a dynamic valence in defining the deformation process of underground failure as well as its activation through the assumption of a four-dimensional space-time continuum. This latter aspect is crucial for predicting a landslide in time to control it. At present, predicting, preventing and controlling hydrogeological instability in cohesive soils relies on mathematical modelling using specific software, the predictive reliability of which is rather deficient. Such modelling is based upon deterministic processes, which are entirely unsuitable for dealing with the complexity of vital processes occurring during the genesis of a landslide. In this work, the three-dimensional vision of a landslide as a set of distinct and independent phenomena is abandoned and the prediction and prevention of hydrogeological instability is pursued through the alternative of an indivisible totality of natural phenomena that includes the time factor. The book is of interest to graduates and researchers of applied geology, geotechnical, environmental and civil engineering, as well as professionals in the fields of hydrogeology and natural hazards.</p>
Genesis and structures of cohesive soils.- Causes of landslides in cohesive soils.- The dating of landslides.- The pre-failure deformation.- The dynamics of disruptions.- The role of the coefficient of permeability K.- Landslides types and their failure mechanisms.- The prediction and prevention of landslides.
<p>Luigi Coppola, formerly Full Professor of Applied Geology at the University of Basilicata, Italy, is author of over 80 scientific publications on national and international journals on environmental issues. He was also Director of the Department of Geological Sciences at University of Basilicata.</p> <p>He was member of the Scientific Technical Committee (CTS) of the Interdepartmental Center for Control and Validation of Environmental Parameters (CIRCOVA). He was also member of the Superior Council of Public Works, Section IV, Ministry, Rome. He carried out didactic and experimental activities at the Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universitad National de Salta, Argentina.</p>
<p>This book discusses techniques for predicting, preventing and controlling the hydrogeological instability of slopes consisting of cohesive soils. The proposed methodology is practical and innovative, and assumes a dynamic valence in defining the deformation process of underground failure as well as its activation through the assumption of a four-dimensional space-time continuum. This latter aspect is crucial for predicting a landslide in time to control it. At present, predicting, preventing and controlling hydrogeological instability in cohesive soils relies on mathematical modelling using specific software, the predictive reliability of which is rather deficient. Such modelling is based upon deterministic processes, which are entirely unsuitable for dealing with the complexity of vital processes occurring during the genesis of a landslide. In this work, the three-dimensional vision of a landslide as a set of distinct and independent phenomena is abandoned and the prediction and prevention of hydrogeological instability is pursued through the alternative of an indivisible totality of natural phenomena that includes the time factor. The book is of interest to graduates and researchers of applied geology, geotechnical, environmental and civil engineering, as well as professionals in the fields of hydrogeology and natural hazards.<br/></p>
Includes illustrations, tables, diagrams, geological surveys and profiles to exemplify techniques for forecasting, preventing and controlling the hydrogeological instability of cohesive slopes Presents numerous practical examples and case studies on the observation and analysis of hydrogeological hazards Serves as a tool instrumental in protecting the archaeological heritage, as well as monitoring and managing natural hazards

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