Rockslides and Rock Avalanches of Central Asia: Distribution, Impacts, and Hazard Assessment

Rockslides and Rock Avalanches of Central Asia: Distribution, Morphology, and Internal Structure arms scientists with an inclusive and specialized reference for future studies of large-scale bedrock landslides throughout the Central Asia region, which pose a major threat to local communities, critical infrastructure, and industrial facilities, due to their abnormally high mobility and likelihood in forming high natural blockages. The Central Asia region that includes the Dzungaria, Tien Shan, and Pamir mountain systems is characterized by arid climate and scarce forestation. Relatively low precipitation facilitates good preservation of minor geomorphic features, particularly those formed by past landslides. Excellent outcrops allow visualization and detailed study of the internal structure of landslide bodies, making this region a natural laboratory. This book is an ideal reference for scientists searching for data that accurately summarizes the Dzungaria, Tien Shan, and Pamir bedrock landslides, and the analyses of a multitude of case studies have applications in comparable scenarios globally. Summarizes the present-day knowledge of bedrock landslides distribution in the Dzungaria, Tien Shan, and Pamir mountainsDescribes case studies illustrating both general characteristics of large bedrock landslides and some specific features, allowing comparative analysis of numerous case studiesPresents the classification of bedrock landslides and related models based on deposits morphology and internal structure that can be applied to other mountainous regions of the world INDICE: 1. Introduction 2. Overview of the Study Region 3. Spatial and Size Distribution of Bedrock Landslides 4. Bedrock Landslides Classification Based on the Deposits 5. Internal Structure and Grain-Size Composition of Large-Scale Bedrock Landslides 6. Rockslides' (Rock Avalanches') Emplacement Mechanism Models Based on the Deposits Morphology and Internal Structure Analysis 7. Rockslide Dams - Origin, Evolution, and Failure 8. Evidence of Slope Instabilities - Potential of Future Large-Scale Slope Failures 9. Conclusions 10. References 11. Index

• ISBN: 978-0-12-803204-6
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 400
• Fecha Publicación: 01/05/2018
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés