1st Edition

Landslides: Evaluation and Stabilization/Glissement de Terrain: Evaluation et Stabilisation, Set of 2 Volumes Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium on Landslides, June 28 -July 2, 2004 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    These volumes comprise the Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium on Landslides, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from June 28 to July 2, 2004.A wealth of the latest information on all aspects of landslide hazard, encompassing geological modelling and soil and rock mechanics, landslide processes, causes and effects, and damage avoidance and limitation strategies.

    Organization/Organisation, Volume 1, Session 1: Opening session, Session 2: Advances in geomorphological mapping and development of geological and geotechnical models in landslide hazard assessment, Session 3: Advances in rock and mine slopes design, Session 4: Advances in field instrumentation and laboratory investigations, Author Index, Volume 2, Session 5: Pre-failure mechanics of landslides in soil and rock, including creep, softening, progressive failure and sliding in contractive soil, Session 6: Mechanisms of slow active landslides, Session 7: Post failure mechanics of landslides, particularly earth and debris flow, Session 8: Advances in stabilization methods and risk reduction measures, Author index

    Biography

    W. Lacerda, Maurico Ehrlcik, S.A.B. Fontoura, A.S.F. Sayao