Dynamics of Rockslides and Rockfalls
By: by Theodor H. Erismann, Gerhard Abele
Contributors: Abele, Gerhard
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Berlin, Heidelberg
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9783642086533; 9783662046395
Subjects: Soil conservation; Ecology; Geology; Nature Conservation; Hydraulic engineering; Geography
Description: Mass movement of rocks in high mountains can severely injure the population and damage man-made structures in these areas. This book focuses on the understanding of the mechanisms of rockslides and rockfalls using a quantitative approach. The range and velocity of these hazards are calculated to serve as a basis for evacuations and other preventive measures. Examples from four continents illustrate the necessity of this kind of information. The book contains a wealth of information for practitioners and scientists working in the field of catastrophe prevention.
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Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Case Histories, Morphological Facts: Introductory Remarks; Pandemonium Creek; Blackhawks; Kofels; Val Pola; Vaiont; Huascarán; Synopsis of Results; title: Comments on Mechanisms of Release: Causes and Signals - A Pragmatical Approach; From Cohesion to Motion; Particular Mechanisms; title: Mechanisms of Disintegration: Static Disintegration; Dynamic Disintegration; title: Mechanisms of Displacement: Coherent and Disintegrated Motion; Consequences of Velocity-Dependent Resistance; Falling, Rolling, Bouncing; Unlubricated Sliding; Lubrication; Fluidization; Various Mechanisms; title: From Analysis to Prediction: Some Fundamentals; How to Determine Velocity; The Size Effect - A Useful Tool; Improvements - Possibilities and Limitations; title: Secondary Effects: Flood Waves; Damming Effects; Various Secondary Effects; title: Review of Highlights; title: References.