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This scheme was later modified by Cruden and Varnes in 1996, [3] and influentially refined by Hutchinson (1988) [4] and Hungr et al. (2001). [2] This full scheme results in the following classification for mass movements in general, where bold font indicates the landslide categories:
2.3.2.1 Large diameter drainage wells with sub ... Landslide mitigation refers to several human-made activities on slopes with the goal of lessening the effect ...
Landslide types (2 C, 8 P) Pages in category "Landslides" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Mandatory evacuations are underway in the southeastern Alaska city after a landslide leveled buildings leaving at least one person dead and 3 hurt.
Over 15 km 3 (3.6 cu mi) of material are estimated to have been moved in the single event, making it one of the largest continental landslides. [citation needed] Tsergo Ri landslide, a massive slope failure 60 km (37 mi) north of Kathmandu, Nepal, involving an estimated 10 to 15 km 3 (2.4 to 3.6 cu mi). [58]
The swath of destruction was estimated to be about 450 feet wide and engulfed multiple homes in the coastal community of Wrangell, Alaska.
Three people were transported to Ketchikan Medical Center following the landslide, which struck around 4 p.m. Sunday and damaged homes and infrastructure, the Ketchikan Gateway Borough and City of ...
Beginning in September 1956 and continuing until early 1957, [22] the area experienced a landslide concurrent with the construction of a road (the Crenshaw Boulevard extension, south of Crest Road) along the top of an ancient landslide complex. [3] [13] [23] [24] The impacted areas ranged from several acres to roughly two square miles [25] [23 ...