Landslide Disaster Mitigation in Three Gorges Reservoir, China

by Wang, Fawu; Li, Tonglu

• ISBN13: 9783642001314
• ISBN10: 3642001319
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-09-03
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

This book presents the research results on landslide disaster mitigation in Three Gorges Reservoir, China. It consists of three parts. (1) Regional properties of landslides in this area, (2) Case studies about some typical landslides, and (3) New methodologies applied in this area. It provides useful information to academics, practitioners, and university students working on landslide disaster mitigation, especially for large engineering projects. This book can also be used as an information source for geo-hazards in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area.

Author Biography

Dr. Fawu Wang is Assistant Professor at the Research Centre on Landslides at the Disaster Prevention Research Institute of Kyoto University, Japan. He has worked in the Three Gorges Area for more than twenty years to study the large scale landslides, such as Xintan landslide, Shuping landslide and Qianjiangping landslide. Dr. Tonglu Li is Professor at School of Geological Engineering and Geomatics at Chang an University, China. He has completed the active fault investigation and the assessment of the earth crust stability for the area around the Three Gorges Dam. He has also conducted some investigations of landslides, and control designs for landslides in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area.

Table of Contents

Regional Properties of Landslides
Geo-hazard Initiation and Assessment in the Three Gorges Reservoir	p. 3
Bank Slope Stability Evaluation for the Purpose of Three Gorges Reservoir Dam Construction*	p. 41
Research on the Characteristics and Slope Deformation Regularity of the Badong Formation in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area	p. 87
Distribution of Dangerous Rockmasses on the High Steep Slopes in the Three Gorges Area	p. 115
An Evaluation Study of Bank Collapse Prediction in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area	p. 147
Distribution Features of Landslides in Three Gorges Area and the Contribution of Basic Factors	p. 173
Discussion on Land Use Based on Landslide Management in Three Gorges Reservoir Areas	p. 193
Case Studies for Typical Landslides
Mechanism for the Rapid Motion of the Reactivated Qianjiangping Landslide in Three Gorges Dam Reservoir, China	p. 209
Evaluation of the Roles of Reservoir Impoundment and Rainfall for the Qianjiangping Landslide in Zigui County, Three Gorges Area	p. 231
Unsaturated Creep Test and Modeling of Soils from the Sliding Zone of the Qianjiangping Landslide in the Three Gorges Area, China	p. 243
Monitoring on Shuping Landslide in the Three Gorges Dam Reservoir, China	p. 257
The Anlesi Landslide in Wanzhou, China: Characteristics and Mechanism of a Gentle Dip Landslide	p. 276
Preliminary Study on Mud-Rock Flows Channel of the Bailuxi River, Wuxi County, China	p. 313
Stability Assessment and Stabilizing Approaches for the Majiagou Landslide, Undergoing the Effects of Water Level Fluctuation in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area	p. 332
Mass Rock Creep and Landsliding on the Huangtupo Slope in the Reservoir Area of the Three Gorges Project, Yangtze River, China	p. 354
Study on the Possible Failure Mode and Mechanism of the Xietan Landslide When Exposed to Water Level Fluctuation	p. 375
A Study of the 1985 Xintan Landslide in Xiling Gorge, Three Gorges Area, China	p. 387
Time Prediction of the Xintan Landslide in Xiling Gorge, the Yangtze River	p. 411
Back-Analysis of Water Waves Generated by the Xintan Landslide	p. 433
New Methodologies Applied in this Area
Intelligent Optimization of Reinforcement Design Using Evolutionary Artificial Neural Network for the Muzishu Landslide Based on GIS	p. 450
The Application of Fractal Dimensions of Landslide Boundary Trace for Evaluation of Slope Instability	p. 465
Uncertainty Evaluation of the Stability of the Huanglashi Landslide in the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River	p. 475
Recognition of Lithology and Its Use in Identification of Landslide-Prone Areas Using Remote Sensing Data	p. 487
Construction and Application of a Real-Time Monitoring System for Landslides	p. 497
Entropy-Based Hazard Degree Assessment for Typical Landslides in the Three Gorges Area, China	p. 519
The Conceptual Model of Groundwater Systems in a Large-Scale Landslide - A Case Study of the Baota Landslide in the Impoundment Area of Three Gorges Project	p. 531
Bank Collapse Along the Three Gorges Reservoir and the Application of Time-Dependent Modeling	p. 541
Stratigraphic Column in the Three Gorges Area(Modified from Yin 2004)	p. 559
Distribution of main landslides in the Three Gorges Reservoir	p. 563
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