1st Edition
Understanding Landslides through Case Studies
1 Slope Formation from a Geotechnical Perspective
Serge Leroueil and Luciano Picarelli
2 Slope Movements
Serge Leroueil and Luciano Picarelli
3 Behaviour and Properties of Soils in the Context of Slopes
Serge Leroueil and Luciano Picarelli
4 Slope Movements Induced by Changes in Boundary Stress Conditions
Serge Leroueil and Luciano Picarelli
5 Slope Movements Induced by Changes in Hydraulic or Physico‑Thermo‑Chemical Conditions
Serge Leroueil and Luciano Picarelli
6 From Pre‑failure to Post‑failure (Including Reactivation)
Serge Leroueil and Luciano Picarelli
Part II Case Studies
7 Hydro‑Mechanical Pre‑Failure Processes
7.1 Introduction
7.2 The Saint‑Hilaire Case Study
Jean Lafleur, Serge Leroueil, and Jean-François Laflamme
7.3 The London Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 5 Case Study
David W. Hight, Nesha Kovacevic, and David M. Potts
7.4 The Bukit Batok Case Study
Harianto Rahardjo, Eng Choon Leong, and R.B. Rezaur
7.5 The Lavini Di Marco Case Study
Paolo Tommasi, Luca Verrucci, and Paolo Campedel
7.6 The Randa Case Study
Erik Eberhardt, Heike Willenberg, Simon Loew, and Douglas Stead
7.7 Concluding Remarks
8 First‑Time Landslides
8.1 Introduction
8.2 The Warden Point Case Study
Edward N. Bromhead and Neil Dixon
8.3 The Aznacollar Case Study
Antonio Gens and Eduardo E. Alonso
8.4 The Saint‑Liguori Case Study
Serge Leroueil, Lyesse Ouehb, Denis Demers, Gilles Grondin, and Jacques Locat
8.5 The Baie‑Des‑Anges Case Study
Sebastian Garziglia, Nabil Sultan, Sylvia Stegmann, and Achim Kopf
8.6 The Três Barras Case Study
Willy Alvarenga Lacerda, Ana Paula Fonseca Becker, Leonardo De Bona Becker, and Ana Luiza Coelho Netto
8.7 Case Studies in Chinese Loess Deposits
Zaiguan Lin and Zhangjian Xu
8.8 Concluding Remarks
9 Active and Reactivated Landslides
9.1 Introduction
9.2 The Sallèdes Case Study
Pierre Pouget
9.3 The Vallcebre Case Study
Jordi Corominas, Alberto Ledesma, José Moya, David Antonio Gonzalez, José A. Gili, Antonio Lloret, and Marcel Hürlimann
9.4 The Cortes De Pallás Case Study
Nuria M. Pinyol, Eduardo E. Alonso, and Mateu Maglia
9.5 The Rosone Case Study
Marta Castelli and Claudio Scavia
9.6 The Clapière Case Study
Jean-Louis Durville, Jean-Louis Perez, and Jean-François Serratrice
9.7 Concluding Remarks
10 Flow‑Like Landslides in Cohesive Soils
10.1 Introduction
10.2 The Masseria Marino Case Study
Luciano Picarelli, Luca Comegna, and Gianfranco Urciuoli
10.3 The Super‑Sauze Case Study
Jean-Philippe Malet, Olivier Maquaire, Theo W.J. Van Asch, and Thom A. Bogaard
10.4 The Saint‑Jean‑Vianney Case Study
Janelle Potvin, Denis Demers, Denis Robitaille, and Serge Leroueil
10.5 The Pointe‑Du‑Fort Case Study
Jacques Locat, Pascal Locat, Serge Leroueil, and Ariane Locat
10.6 The Storrega Case Study
Farrokh Nadim and Tore J. Kvalstad
10.7 Concluding Remarks
11 Flow‑Like Landslides in Cohesionless Soils
11.1 Introduction
11.2 The Cervinara Case Study
Lucio Olivares, Emilia Damiano, and Luciano Picarelli
11.3 The Sau Mau Ping Flowslides Case Study
Ken K.S. Ho and H. Wing Sun
11.4 The Aberfan Case Study
Howard J. Siddle and John N. Hutchinson
11.5 The Charles Creek Case Study
Oldrich Hungr and Paul Wilson
11.6 Concluding Remarks
12 Spreads
12.1 Introduction
12.2 The Bisaccia Case Study
Luciano Picarelli, Lucio Olivares, Gianfranco Urciuoli, and Francesco Silvestri
12.3 The Thompson River Valley at Aschcroft Case Study
Arash Eshraghian, C. Derek Martin, and Norbert R. Morgenstern
12.4 The Saint‑Barnabe Case Study
Ariane Locat, Serge Leroueil, Denis Demers, and Jacques Locat
12.5 Concluding Remarks
Biography
Serge Leroueil is an Emeritus Professor at the Civil Engineering Department of Universite Laval, Quebec, Canada and an expert on landslide mechanisms. His research interests include soil behaviour, soil viscosity, soil compaction, in‑situ testing, embankments on soft clays, and cuts and natural slopes. Serge gave the Rankine Lecture upon the invitation of the British Geotechnical Society on the theme of landslides and is Fellow of the Academy of Science of the Royal Society of Canada; he has moreover received several prestigious awards like the Legget Medal and the Canadian Senate Medal.
Luciano Picarelli is a former professor at the Civil Engineering Department of the Seconda Universita di Napoli where he was Director of the Research Center in Environmental Engineering. For 12 years, Luciano chaired the Joint Technical Committee (JTC1) on Landslides set up by the Federation of International Geo‑engineering Societies (FedIGS). Luciano’s research focuses on the mechanics of structurally complex formations, geotechnical issues in road construction, and slope stability and landslide risk mitigation. Throughout his academic life, Luciano has given numerous lectures all over the world, including the Suklje and the Croce Lectures. Finally, he received the Varnes medal bestowed by the International Consortium on Landslides.
