About this Research Topic
With the expanding range of human activities, more and more infrastructures (hydropower stations, highways, railways, etc.) are being built in the alpine region. Comparing to the low altitude areas, the engineering geological conditions in alpine areas are much more complex. The complex conditions include steep mountain slopes, complex geotechnical structures, and severe environmental conditions such as strong earthquakes, drastic changes in temperature, precipitation, etc. Besides, the disturbance from human activities is also noticeable, for instance, blasting excavation, vegetation destruction, vehicle loads, etc. The coupling of these unfavorable factors leads to frequent landslides (slope instability, avalanche, debris flow, etc.), which seriously threatens lives and the safe construction and operation of infrastructures. Therefore, it is of great theoretical and practical value to study the mechanisms and mitigation technologies for landslides in the alpine region.
The research topic will present the recent advances in engineering geological features, landslide mechanisms, and mitigation technologies in the alpine region. This will help us prevent and control landslide hazards encountered in hydropower projects, highways, railways, and open-pit mining. Original research and review articles related to the theoretical, experimental, field investigations, and numerical simulations related to this research topic are also welcomed.
Potential topics include but are not limited to:
• Characterization and classification of unloading ruptures in the alpine rock mass
• Geotechnical properties of rock and soil mass under extreme environments (e.g., drastic changes in temperature, freezing-thawing cycles, etc.)
• Mechanisms of landslides (slope instability, avalanche, debris flow, etc.) in the alpine region
• Landslide (slope instability, collapse, debris flow, etc.) mitigation technologies in the alpine region
• Case studies of large landslides in the alpine region
The research topic will present the recent advances in engineering geological features, landslide mechanisms, and mitigation technologies in the alpine region. This will help us prevent and control landslide hazards encountered in hydropower projects, highways, railways, and open-pit mining. Original research and review articles related to the theoretical, experimental, field investigations, and numerical simulations related to this research topic are also welcomed.
Potential topics include but are not limited to:
• Characterization and classification of unloading ruptures in the alpine rock mass
• Geotechnical properties of rock and soil mass under extreme environments (e.g., drastic changes in temperature, freezing-thawing cycles, etc.)
• Mechanisms of landslides (slope instability, avalanche, debris flow, etc.) in the alpine region
• Landslide (slope instability, collapse, debris flow, etc.) mitigation technologies in the alpine region
• Case studies of large landslides in the alpine region
Keywords: Alpine region, slope instability, avalanche, debris flow, stability analysis, mitigation technology
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