Natural and Artificial Rockslide Dams

Stephen G. Evans, Reginald L. Hermanns, Alexander Strom , Gabriele Scarascia-Mugnozza

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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
27 November 2013

Geological surface processes (geomorphology); Dams & reservoirs

Series: Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences

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In the last one hundred years, a number of catastrophic events associated with rockslide dam formation and failure have occurred in the mountain regions of the world. This book presents a global view of the formation, characteristics and behaviour of natural and artificial rockslide dams. Chapters include a comprehensive state-of-the-art review of our global understanding natural and artificial rockslide dams, overviews of approaches to rockslide dam risk mitigation, regional studies of rockslide dams in India, Nepal, China, Pakistan, New Zealand, and Argentina. Rockslide dams associated with large-scale instability of volcanoes are also examined. Detailed case histories of well-known historic and prehistoric rockslide dams provide examples of investigations of rockslide dam behaviour, stability, and characteristics. The formation and behaviour of rockslide-dammed lakes (""Quake Lakes"") formed during the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake, China are also comprehensively summarised. The formation, sedimentology and stability of rockslide dams is examined in several analytical papers. An analysis of break-out floods from volcanogenic lakes and hydrological methods of estimating break-out flood magnitude and behavior are reviewed. The use of remote sensing data in rockslide-dammed lake characterisation is explored and a new approach to the classification of rockslide dams is introduced. Finally, a unique section of the book summarises Russian and Kyrgyz experience with blast-fill dam construction in two papers by leading authorities on the technology. The volume contains 24 papers by 50 authors from 16 countries including most of the recognised world authorities on the subject.

Edited by: Stephen G. Evans, Reginald L. Hermanns, Alexander Strom, Gabriele Scarascia-Mugnozza
Imprint: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Country of Publication: Germany
Edition: 2011 ed.
Volume: 133
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 34mm
Weight: 1.003kg
ISBN: 9783642269752
ISBN 10: 3642269753
Series: Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences
Pages: 644
Publication Date: 27 November 2013
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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