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Geotechnical Engineering

Landslides

Fierce Earth: Landslides (Video)
A BBC documentary on landslides and flowing water erosion (29 min).
Geobrugg Slope Stabilization Systems
Information on high-tensile steel netting systems for protection against landslides, rockfalls, rockslides, and debris flows.
Landslide Triggering
A concise overview of landslide causes.
National Geographic: Landslides (Video)
A short overview of landslide events and causes around the world (3:46 min).
USACE Slope Stability Manual
US Army Corp of Engineers manual for analyzing unstable slopes.
USGS: Landslide Types and Processes
An illustrated guide to various types of catastrophic slope failure.
USGS Landslide Hazards
Landslide news, photos, and publications.

E-books on Landslides

Debris-Flow Hazards and Related Phenomena by Matthias Jakob; Oldrich Hungr
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 3540207260
Publication Date: 2005
Introduction to the Physics of Landslides by Fabio Vittorio de Blasio
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 9400711212
Publication Date: 2011
Slope Stability Analysis by the Limit Equilibrium Method by Yang H. Huang
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 078441288X
Publication Date: 2014-01-31
Soil Strength and Slope Stability by J. Michael Duncan; Stephen G. Wright; Thomas L. Brandon
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 1118651650
Publication Date: 2014

Last Updated: Jul 18, 2022 3:02 PM
URL: https://library.wit.edu/guides/geotechnical-engineering
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Subjects: Engineering

Tags: geohazards, geology, geosynthetics, geotechnical, soils

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