1. The September 16, 2017, Linjiabang landslide in Wanyuan County, China: preliminary investigation and emergency mitigation
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Yutian Ke, Zhuo Chen, Chao Hu, Danqing Song, Sichuan University - SCU (CHINA), Tsinghua University [Beijing] (THU), Géosciences Paris Sud (GEOPS), and Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
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China ,Ditch ,0211 other engineering and technologies ,Emergency mitigation ,02 engineering and technology ,Deforestation ,Wanyuan County ,Natural hazard ,Human settlement ,[SDU.STU.GM]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Geomorphology ,021101 geological & geomatics engineering ,021110 strategic, defence & security studies ,geography ,geography.geographical_feature_category ,business.industry ,Good case ,Environmental resource management ,Landslide ,15. Life on land ,Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology ,13. Climate action ,Landslide mitigation ,Environmental science ,Landslide features ,business - Abstract
International audience; This paper reports on a typical slow-moving landslide that occurred in Shuitianba village in Wanyuan County, Sichuan Province, China, on September 16, 2017. The landslide in Wanyuan County is regionally outstanding for its features and well-developed landslide morphology. Hence, this event can provide a good case study for understanding the possible triggering conditions of the occurrences of all the landslides examined in Wanyuan County. The 225 residents of Shuitianba village did not flee the village because the deformation of the landslide was extremely slow. However, the primary emergency tasks are still necessary to reduce the landslide risk that may affect the residents. Detailed field investigations, boreholes, and exploratory trenches were performed to investigate the characteristics and triggering factors of this landslide. Rainfall and anthropogenic activities (such as informal, unplanned settlements and deforestation) were revealed to be the main triggering factors. The main engineering control measures, including anti-sliding piles, an anti-sliding retaining wall, and intercepting ditch, were applied to stabilize the landslide. However, landslide mitigation measures have not been finished, and hence, some interim measures are suggested to effectively reduce landslide risk.
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- 2019
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