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Landslides and Engineered Slopes. Experience, Theory and Practice

Proceedings of the 12th International Symposium on Landslides (Napoli, Italy, 12-19 June 2016)
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Landslides and Engineered Slopes. Experience, Theory and Practice presents comprehensive insights from the 12th International Symposium on Landslides held in Naples, 2016. The book explores the interplay between landslides and various natural hazards, including volcanic, earthquake, and weather-induced landslides, along with human-induced cases. It emphasises a classical scientific approach that progresses from experience to theory, using real-world data to develop mathematical models for understanding, predicting, and managing landslides effectively.
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This volume is ideal for scientists and professionals involved in rock and soil mechanics, geotechnical engineering, engineering geology, and geology. It suits those seeking both theoretical foundations and practical applications in landslide study and management.

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Landslides and Engineered Slopes. Experience, Theory and Practice aims to emphasize the relationship between landslides and other natural hazards, and is useful to scientists and practitioners working in the areas of rock and soil mechanics, geotechnical engineering, engineering geology and geology.

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Landslides and Engineered Slopes. Experience, Theory and Practice contains the invited lectures and all papers presented at the 12th International Symposium on Landslides, held in Naples, Italy, from 12-19 June 2016. The book aims to emphasise the relationship between landslides and other natural hazards. Hence, three of the main sessions focus on volcanic-induced landslides, earthquake-induced landslides, and weather-induced landslides respectively, while the fourth main session deals with human-induced landslides. Some papers presented in a special session devoted to "Subaerial and submarine landslide processes and hazard" and in a "Young Session" complete the book.

Landslides and Engineered Slopes. Experience, Theory and Practice underlines the importance of the classic approach of modern science, which moves from experience to theory, as the basic instrument to study landslides. Experience is the key to understanding the natural phenomena, focusing on all the factors that play a major role. Theory is the instrument to manage the data provided by experience following a mathematical approach; this allows not only to clarify the nature and the deep causes of phenomena but mostly, to predict future events and, if required, manage similar occurrences. Practical benefits arise from the results of theory to protect people and man-made works.

Landslides and Engineered Slopes. Experience, Theory and Practice is useful to scientists and practitioners working in the areas of rock and soil mechanics, geotechnical engineering, engineering geology, and geology.

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ISBN: 9781138029880

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Multiple-component retail product

Date Published: 06 June 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: CRC Press

Contributors:

  • Edited by Luciano Picarelli
  • Edited by Stefano Aversa
  • Edited by Leonardo Cascini
  • Edited by Claudio Scavia

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

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Width: 174.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 4270g

Pages: 2224

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About the Author

Prof. Stefano Aversa is professor of Geotechnics at the University of Napoli Parthenope Prof. Leonardo Cascini is professor of Geotechnics at the University of Salerno Prof. Luciano Picarelli is professor of Geotechnics at the Second University of Napoli Prof. Claudio Scavia is professor of Geotechnics at the Politecnico of Torino

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