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Keynote lectures
Landslides: Seeing the ground
Limit equilibrium and finite element analysis - A perspective of recent advances
Improving the interpretation of slope monitoring and early warning data through better understanding of complex deep-seated landslide failure mechanisms
Effects of earthquakes on slopes
Monitoring and modeling of slope response to climate changes
Soil nailing and subsurface drainage for slope stabilization
Special lectures
Loess in China and landslides in loess slopes
Advances in landslide continuum dynamic modelling
Deformation and failure mechanisms of loose and dense fill slopes with and without soil nails
Capturing landslide dynamics and hydrologic triggers using near-real-time monitoring
The effects of earthquake on landslides - A case study of Chi-Chi earthquake, 1999
The role of suction and its changes on stability of steep slopes in unsaturated granular soils
Prediction of landslide movements caused by climate change: Modelling the behavior of a mean elevation large slide in the Alps and assessing its uncertainties
Geology, geotechnical properties and site characterization
Geotechnical appraisal of the Sonapur landslide area, Jainita hills, Meghalya, India
The viscous component in slow moving landslides: A practical case
The systematic landslide investigation programme in Hong Kong
General digital camera-based experiments for large-scale landslide physical model measurement
Shear strength of boundaries between soils and rocks in Korea
Cracks in saturated sand
Some geomorphological techniques used in constraining the likelihood of landsliding - Selected Australian examples
Rock failures in karst
Geotechnical study at Sirwani landslide site, India
Inferences from morphological differences in deposits of similar large rockslides
Movements of a large urban slope in the town of Santa Cruz do Sul (RGS), Brazil
Geotechnical analysis of a complex slope movement in sedimentary successions of the southern Apennines (Molise, Italy)
Application of surface wave and micro-tremor survey in landslide investigation in the Three Gorges reservoir area
A case study for the landslide-induced catastrophic hazards in Taiwan Tuchang Tribute
Pir3D, an easy to use three dimensional block fall simulator
Characterization of the fracture pattern on cliff sites combining geophysical imaging and laser scanning
In situ characterization of the geomechanical properties of an unstable fractured rock slope
Properties of peat relating to instability of blanket bogs
Stability problems in slopes of Arenós reservoir (Castellón, Spain)
The 22 August, 2006, anomalous rock fall along the Gran Sasso NE wall (Central Apennines, Italy)
New formulae to assess soil permeability through laboratory identification and flow coming out of vertical drains
Structure-controlled earth flows in the Campania Apennines (Southern Italy)
Geotechnical and mineralogical characterization of fine grained soils affected by soil slips
Vulnerability of structures impacted by debris flow
Engineering geological study on a large-scale toppling deformation at Xiaowan Hydropower Station
Characterization of the Avignonet landslide (French Alps) with seismic techniques
Deformation characteristics and treatment measures of spillway slope at a reservoir in China
Sliding in weathered banded gneiss due to gullying in southern Brazil
Experimental and three-dimensional numerical investigations of the impact of dry granular flow on a barrier
Temporal survey of fluids by 2D electrical tomography: The ''Vence'' landslide observatory site (Alpes-Maritimes, SE France)
Characteristics of landslides related to various rock types in Korea
Two approaches to identifying the slip zones of loess landslides and related issues
Testing study on the strength and deformation characteristics of soil in loess landslides
Failure mechanism of slipping zone soil of the Qiangjiangping landslide in the Three Gorges reservoir area: A study based on Dead Load test
Post-failure movements of a large slow rock slide in schist near Pos Selim, Malaysia
Characteristics of rock failure in metamorphic rock areas, Korea
Shape and size effects of gravel grains on the shear behavior of sandy soils
Nonlinear failure envelope of a nonplastic compacted silty-sand
An investigation of a structurally-controlled rock cut instability at a metro station shaft in Esfahan, Iran
Yield acceleration of soil slopes with nonlinear strength envelope
Evaluation of rockfall hazards along part of Karaj-Chaloos road, Iran
Coupled effect of pluviometric regime and soil properties on hydraulic boundary conditions and on slope stability
Mechanical characters of relaxing zone of slopes due to excavation
Deformation characteristics and stability evaluation of Ganhaizi landslide in the Dadu River
Landslide-prone towns in Daunia (Italy): PS interferometry-based investigation
Basic types and active characteristics of loess landslide in China
Investigation of a landslide using borehole shear test and ring shear test
The importance of geological and geotechnical investigations of landslides occurred at dam reservoirs: Case studies from the Havuzlu and Demirkent landslides (Artvin Dam, Turkey)
An innovative approach combining geological mapping and drilling process monitoring for quantitative assessment of natural terrain hazards
Types of cutslope failures along Shiyan-Manchuanguan expressway through the Liangyun fracture, Hubei Province
Advances in analytical methods, modeling and prediction of slope behavior
Probability limit equilibrium and distinct element modeling of jointed rock slope at northern abutment of Gotvand dam, Iran
Rock block sliding analysis of a highway slope in Portugal
Contribution to the safety evaluation of slopes using long term observation results
Delimitation of safety zones by finite element analysis
Laboratory and numerical modelling of the lateral spreading process involving the Orvieto hill (Italy)
Albano Lake coastal rock slide (Roma, Italy): Geological constraints and numerical modelling
Superposition principle for stability analysis of reinforced slopes and its FE validation
Soil suction modelling in weathered gneiss affected by landsliding
Modelling the transient groundwater regime for the displacements analysis of slow-moving active landslides
Numerical modelling of the thermo-mechanical behaviour of soils in catastrophic landslides
Some notes on the upper-bound and Sarma's methods with inclined slices for stability analysis
Slope stability analysis using graphic acquisitions and spreadsheets
Efficient evaluation of slope stability reliability subject to soil parameter uncertainties using importance sampling
Prediction of the flow-like movements of Tessina landslide by SPH model
Applications of the strength reduction finite element method to a gravity dam stability analysis
Study on deformation parameter reduction technique for the strength reduction finite element method
Stability and movement analyses of slopes using Generalized Limit Equilibrium Method
Long-term deformation prediction of Tianhuangpin ''3.29'' landslide based on neural network with annealing simulation method
New models linking piezometric levels and displacements in a landslide
3D slope stability analysis of Rockfill dam in U-shape valley
3-D finite element analysis of landslide prevention piles
Integrated intelligent method for displacement predication of landslide
A new approach to in situ characterization of rock slope discontinuities: the ''High-Pulse Poroelasticity Protocol'' (HPPP)
Fuzzy prediction and analysis of landslides
LPC methodology as a tool to create real time cartography of the gravitational hazard: Application in the municipality of Menton (Maritimes Alps, France)
Back-analyses of a large-scale slope model failure caused by a sudden drawdown of water level
Effect of Guangxi Longtan reservoir on the stability of landslide at Badu station of Nankun railway
Application of SSRM in stability analysis of subgrade embankments over sloped weak ground with FLAC3D
Strength parameters from back analysis of slips in two-layer slopes
Development characteristics and mechanism of the Lianhua Temple landslide, Huaxian county, China
Modeling landslide triggering in layered soils
Numerical modeling of debris flow kinematics using discrete element method combined with GIS
Three dimensional simulation of landslide motion and the determination of geotechnical parameters
Stability analysis and stabilized works of dip bedded rock slopes
A GIS-supported logistic regression model applied in regional slope stability evaluation
The stability analysis for FaNai landslide in Lubuge hydropower station
Numerical analysis of slope stability influenced by varying water conditions in the reservoir area of the Three Gorges, China
A numerical study of interaction between rock bolt and rock mass
Macroscopic effects of rock slopes before and after grouting of joint planes
Two-and three-dimensional analysis of a fossil landslide with FLAC
Application of the coupled thin-layer element in forecasting the behaviors of landslide with weak intercalated layers
Numerical modelling of a rock avalanche laboratory experiment in the framework of the ''Rockslidetec'' alpine project
Three-dimensional slope stability analysis by means of limit equilibrium method
Embankment basal stability analysis using shear strength reduction finite element method
Back analysis based on SOM-RST system
Temporal prediction in landslides - Understanding the Saito effect
3D landslide run out modelling using the Particle Flow Code PFC^3D
Double-row anti-sliding piles: Analysis based on a spatial framework structure
Centrifuge modeling of rainfall-induced failure process of soil slope
A GIS-based method for predicting the location, magnitude and occurrence time of landslides using a three-dimensional deterministic model
Application of a rockfall hazard rating system in rock slope cuts along a mountain road of South Western Saudi Arabia
Model tests of collapse of unsaturated slopes in rainfall
Calibration of a rheological model for debris flow hazard mitigation in the Campania region
Optical fiber sensing technology used in landslide monitoring
Finite element analysis of flow failure of Tailings dam and embankments
Landslide model test to investigate the spreading range of debris according to rainfall intensity
Occurrence mechanism of rockslide at the time of the Chuetsu earthquake in 2004 - A dynamic response analysis by using a simple cyclic loading model
Analysis for progressive failure of the Senise landslide based on Cosserat continuum model
Large-scale deformation of the La Clapière landslide and its numerical modeling (S.-E. de Tinée, France)
A novel complex valued neuron model for landslide assessment
Prediction of slope behavior for deforming railway embankments
Finite element simulation for the collapse of a dip slope during 2004 Mid Niigata Prefecture earthquake in Japan
Sensitivity of stability parameters for soil slopes: An analysis based on the shear strength reduction method
Back analysis of unsaturated parameters and numerical seepage simulation of the Shuping landslide in Three Gorges reservoir area
Slope failure criterion: A modification based on strength reduction technique
Unsaturated seepage analysis for a reservoir landslide during impounding
A simple compaction control method for slope construction
Numerical analysis of soil-arch effect of anti-slide piles
Determination of the critical slip surface based on stress distributions from FEM
Effect of drainage facilities using 3D seepage flow analysis reflecting hydro-geological structure with aspect cracks in a landslide - Example of analysis in OODAIRA Landslide area
Back analysis of soil parameters: A case study on monitored displacement of foundation pits
3D finite element analysis on progressive failure of slope due to rainfall
Block-group method for rock slope stability analysis
Quantitative study on the classification of unloading zones of high slope
Investigations on the accuracy of the simplified Bishop method
Author index
Landslide mechanism, monitoring and warning
GIS-based landslide susceptibility mapping in the Three Gorges area - Comparisons of mapping results obtained by two methods: Analytical hierarchy process and logistic regression
Importance of study of creep sliding mechanism to prevention and treatment of reservoir landslide
Stability prediction of landsides before and after impoundment for Lijiaxia hydropower station
The technical concept within the Integrative Landslide Early Warning System (ILEWS)
The Åknes rockslide: Monitoring, threshold values and early-warning
DInSAR techniques for monitoring slow-moving landslides
Multitemporal DInSAR data and damages to facilities as indicators for the activity of slow-moving landslides
The Serre La Voute Landslide (North-West Italy): Results from ten years of monitoring
Onset of rockslide by the peak-residual strength drop
Analysis of mechanism of the K31 landslide of Changzhi-Jincheng express highway
A plane-torsion rockslide with a locked flank: A case study
Monitoring of natural thermal strains using hollow cylinder strain cells: The case of a large rock slope prone to rockfalls
Landslide hazards mapping and permafrost slope InSAR monitoring, Mackenzie Valley, Northwest Territories, Canada
Advanced monitoring criteria for precocious alerting of rainfall-induced flowslides
Investigation of slope failure mechanisms caused by discontinuous large scale geological structures at the Cadia Hill Open Pit
Two approaches for public landslide awareness in the United States - U.S. geological survey warning systems and a landslide film documentary
Formation and mechanical analysis of Tiantai landslide of Xuanhan county, Sichuan province
Development of wireless sensor node for landslide detection
Redox condition and landslide development
Prepa displacement mechanism and its treatment measures for Hancheng landslide
Investigation of the stability of colluvial landslide deposits
Choice of surveying methods for landslides monitoring
No. 1 landslide on the eastern approach road to ErLang Mountain tunnel: Inference factors and controlling measures
Estimation of landslide load on multi-tier pile constructions with the help of a combined method
The use of PSInSAR™ data in landslide detection and monitoring: The example of the Piemonte region (Northern Italy)
Fill slopes: Stability assessment based on monitoring during both heavy rainfall and earthquake motion
The mechanism of movement of mud flows in loess soils, successful and unsuccessful cases of forecast
Influence of fine soil particles on excess of basal pore-fluid pressure generation in granular mass flows
An early warning system to predict flowslides in pyroclastic deposits
Monitoring and modeling of slope movement on rock cliffs prior to failure
Active tectonic control of a large landslide: Results from Panagopoula landslide multi parametric analyses
A warning system using chemical sensors and telecommunication technologies to protect railroad operation from landslide disaster
Distributive monitoring of the slope engineering
Observational method in the design of high cutting slope around bridge
Ultrasonic monitoring of lab-scaled underwater landslides
Interaction between landslides and man-made works
Desiccation fissuring induced failure mechanisms for clay levees
Stability analysis by strength reduction finite element method and monitoring of unstable slope during reinforcement
Displacement monitoring on Shuping landslide in the Three Gorges Dam Reservoir area, China from August 2004 to July 2007
Deformation mechanism and prevention measure for strongly expansive soft-rock slope in the Yanji basin
Twenty years of safety monitoring for the landslide of Hancheng PowerStation
A time-spatial deterministic approach to assessment of rainfall-induced shallow landslide
Introduction of web-based remote-monitoring system and its application to landslide disaster prevention
Deformation mechanism for the front slope of the left bank deposits in Xiluodu hydro-electrical power station, China
Monitoring of soil nailed slopes and dams using innovative technologies
Application of multi-antenna GPS technique in the stability monitoring of roadside slopes
Influences of earthquake motion on slopes in a hilly area during the Mid-Niigata Prefecture Earthquake, 2004
The 1783 Scilla rock-avalanche (Calabria, southern Italy)
Self-excitation process due to local seismic amplification and earthquake-induced reactivations of large landslides
Geological constraints to the urban shape evolution of Ariano Irpino (Avellino province, Italy)
Landslide zones and their relation with seismoactive fault systems in Azerbaijan, Iran
Ground movements caused by lateral spread during an earthquake
2-D analysis of slope stability of an infinite slope during earthquake
High-cutting slopes at Qingshuichuan electric power plant in the North of Shaanxi: Deformation and failure modes and treatment scheme
GIS-based real time prediction of Arias intensity and earthquake-induced landslide hazards in Alborz and Central Iran
Geomorphology of old earthquake-induced landslides in southeastern Sicily
Coseismic movement of an active landslide resulting from the Mid-Niigata Prefecture Earthquake, Japan
Characteristics of large rock avalanches triggered by the November 3, 2002 Denali Fault earthquake, Alaska, USA
FE analysis of performance of the Lower and Upper San Fernando Dams under the 1971 San Fernando earthquake
Reduction of the stability of pre-existing landslides during earthquake
Probabilistic hazard mapping of earthquake-induced landslides
Investigation on stability of landfill slopes in seismically active regions in Central Asia
Mechanism for loess seismic landslides in Northwest China
Evaluation of the landslide potential in Chahr Chay dam reservoir slopes
Effect of well pumping on groundwater level and slope stability in the Taiwan
Woo-Wan-Chai landslide area
Case study: Embankment failure of Cable-Ski Lake development in Cairns
Analysis method for slope stability under rainfall action
Hydrological modelling of the Vallcebre landslide
Landslides in stiff clay slopes along the Adriatic coast (Central Italy)
Research on the effect of atomized rain on underground water distribution in Dayantang landslide
Landslide hydrogeological susceptibility in the Crati Valley (Italy)
Sustainable landslide stabilisation using deep wells installed with siphon drains and electro-pneumatic pumps
Biological and engineering impacts of climate on slopes - learning from full-scale
Some attributes of road-slope failure caused by typhoons
A small rock avalanche in toppled schist, Lake Wanaka, New Zealand
NRCS-based groundwater level analysis of sloping ground
A numerical case study on load developments along soil nails installed in cut slope subjected to high groundwater table
Landslides at active construction sites in Hong Kong
Landslide ''Granice'' in Zagreb (Croatia)
Improvement of subsurface drainage provisions for recompacted soil fill slopes in Hong Kong
Biotechnical slope stabilization and using Spyder Hoe to control steep slope failure
Rapid landslides threatening roads: Three case histories of risk mitigation in the Umbria region of Central Italy
Assessment of the slope stabilisation measures at the Cadas Pangeran road section, Sumedang, West Java
Analysis of control factors on landslides in the Taiwan area
Inclined free face riverbank collapse by river scouring
Drainage control and slope stability at an open pit mine: A GIS-based hydrological modeling
Assessment of regional rainfall-induced landslides using 3S-based hydro-geological model
Investigation of a landslide along a natural gas pipeline (Karacabey-Turkey)
Influence of extreme rainfall on the stability of spoil heaps
Behavior of expansive soil slope reinforced with geo-grids
Geotechnical properties for a rainstorm-triggered landslide in Kisawa village, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
Yigong rock avalanche-flow landslide event, Tibet, China
Key issues of emergency measures and comprehensive remediation projects to control the Danba landslide, Sichuan province, China
Enhanced slope seepage resulting from localized torrential precipitation during aflood discharge event at the Nuozhadu hydroelectric station
An issue in conventional approach for drainage design on slopes in mountainous regions
Analysis of geo-hazards caused by climate changes
Slope stabilization and protection
Back experience of deep drainage for landslide stabilization through lines of siphon drains and electro-pneumatics drains: A French railway slope stabilization example
Experimental geo-synthetic-reinforced segmental wall as bridge abutment
Rock slope stability analysis for a slope in the vicinity of take-off yard of Karun-3 Dam
Stabilization of a large paleo-landslide reactivated because of the works to install a new ski lift in Formigal skiing resort
A case study on rainfall infiltration effect on the stability of two slopes
Consolidation mechanism of fully grouted anchor bolts
Stability analysis for cut slopes reinforced by an earth retention system by considering the reinforcement stages
Landslide stabilization for residential development
Influence of load transfer on anchored slope stability
Review of slope surface drainage with reference to landslide studies and current practice in Hong Kong
Analysis of dynamic stability about prestressed anchor retaining structure
Safety analysis of high engineering slopes along the west approach road of ZheGu mountain tunnel
Landslide stabilizing piles: A design based on the results of slope failure back analysis
Landslides on the left abutment and engineering measures for Manwan Hydropower Project
Factors resulting in the instability of a 57.5m high cut slope
Orthogonal analysis and applications on anchorage parameters of rock slopes
Waste rock dump slope stability for a gold mine in California
Properties of the high rock slope of Hongjiadu Hydropower Project and its engineering treatment measures
Typical harbor bank slopes in the Three Gorges reservoir: Landslide and collapse and their stability control
Weighting predisposing factors for shallow slides susceptibility assessment on the regional scale
Analyses of mechanism of landslides in Tongchuan-Huangling highway
Treatments of Loess-Bedrock landslides at Chuankou in Tongchuan-Huangling expressway
Types, characteristics and application conditions of anti-slide retaining structures
The stabilization of the huge alluvial deposit on the left bank and the high rock slope on the right bank of the XiaoWan Hydropower Project
Risk assessment and management
Malaysian National Slope Master Plan - Challenges to producing an effective plan
Spatial landslide risk assessment in Guantánamo province, Cuba
Landslide risk management: Experiences in the metropolitan area
of Recife - Pernambuco, Brazil
Societal risk due to landslides in the Campania region (Southern Italy)
Landslide risk in the San Francisco Bay region
A first attempt to extend a subaerial landslide susceptibility analysis to submerged slopes: The case of the Albano Lake (Rome, Italy)
Landslide susceptibility zonation of the Qazvin-Rasht-Anzali railway track, North Iran
Assessment of landslide hazard of a cut-slope using linear regression analysis
Global monitoring strategy applied to ground failure hazards
Regional slope stability zonation based on the factor overlapping method
Landslide hazard and risk assessment in the areas of dams and reservoirs of Serbia
The evaluation of failure probability for rock slope based on fuzzy set theory and Monte Carlo simulation
Macro-zoning of areas susceptible to flowslide in pyroclastic soils in the Campania region
Zoning methods for landslide hazard degree
A proposal for a reliability rating system for fluvial flood defence embankments in the United Kingdom
Simplified risk analysis chart to prevent slope failure of highway embankment on soft Bangkok clays
Determining landslide susceptibility along natural gas pipelines in Northwest Oregon, USA
Landslide susceptibility assessment using fuzzy logic
Prediction of the spatiotemporal distribution of landslides: Integrated landslide susceptibility
zoning techniques and real-time satellite rainfall
Entropy based typical landslide hazard degree assessment in Three Gorges
The optimal hydraulic cross-section design of the ''Trapezoid-V'' shaped drainage canal of debris flow
Practice of establishing China's Geo-Hazard Survey Information System
A XML-supported database for landslides and engineered slopes related to China's water resources development
Landslide and engineered slopes in China
Failure and treatment technique of a canal in expansive soil in South to North Water Diversion project
High slope engineering for Three Gorges ship locks
Large-scale landslides in China: Case studies
Early warning for Geo-Hazards based on the weather condition in China
Slope engineering in railway and highway construction in China
Mining slope engineering in China
Structure and failure patterns of engineered slopes at the Three Gorges reservoir
Slope engineering in hydropower projects in China
A thunder at the beginning of the 21st century - The giant Yigong Landslide
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Landslides and Engineered Slopes : From the Past to the Future : Proceedings of the Tenth International Symposium on Landslides and Engineered Slopes, 30 June-4 July, 2008, Xi'an, China

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