Location
St. Louis, Missouri
Date
02 Jun 1993, 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Abstract
The Himalayan ranges experience intense mass movements, culminating in a large number of landsl1des every year. The road system in Himalayas is especially vulnerable to the landslide hazard. A number of techniques have been used in practice to manage and control landslides in these areas. The present paper deals with experiences gained in this regard. A few case histories are presented in the paper, wherein landslides have been successfully managed by appropriate techniques. These concern mainly (i) the use of hazard zonation techniques for solving chronic landslide problems by rationally identifying a stable alternate route and (ii) effective and economical techniques to control landslides induced by surficial erosion.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
3rd Conference of the International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 1993 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
File Type
text
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Rao, P. Jagannatha, "Landslide Management and Control in Himalayas" (1993). International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering. 18.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icchge/3icchge/3icchge-session02/18
Landslide Management and Control in Himalayas
St. Louis, Missouri
The Himalayan ranges experience intense mass movements, culminating in a large number of landsl1des every year. The road system in Himalayas is especially vulnerable to the landslide hazard. A number of techniques have been used in practice to manage and control landslides in these areas. The present paper deals with experiences gained in this regard. A few case histories are presented in the paper, wherein landslides have been successfully managed by appropriate techniques. These concern mainly (i) the use of hazard zonation techniques for solving chronic landslide problems by rationally identifying a stable alternate route and (ii) effective and economical techniques to control landslides induced by surficial erosion.
