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020 _a9781139108164 (ebook)
020 _z9781107021068 (hardback)
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050 0 0 _aGB843.5
_b.L8 2013
082 0 0 _a551.43/6
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100 1 _aLu, Ning,
_d1960-
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aHillslope hydrology and stability /
_cNing Lu, Jonathan W. Godt.
246 3 _aHillslope Hydrology & Stability
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2013.
300 _a1 online resource (xxiv, 437 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
520 _aLandslides are caused by a failure of the mechanical balance within hillslopes. This balance is governed by two coupled physical processes: hydrological or subsurface flow and stress. The stabilizing strength of hillslope materials depends on effective stress, which is diminished by rainfall. This book presents a cutting-edge quantitative approach to understanding hydro-mechanical processes across variably saturated hillslope environments and to the study and prediction of rainfall-induced landslides. Topics covered include historic synthesis of hillslope geomorphology and hydrology, total and effective stress distributions, critical reviews of shear strength of hillslope materials and different bases for stability analysis. Exercises and homework problems are provided for students to engage with the theory in practice. This is an invaluable resource for graduate students and researchers in hydrology, geomorphology, engineering geology, geotechnical engineering and geomechanics and for professionals in the fields of civil and environmental engineering and natural hazard analysis.
650 0 _aMountain hydrology.
650 0 _aSlopes (Physical geography)
650 0 _aSoil erosion.
650 0 _aSoil mechanics.
650 0 _aLandslides.
650 0 _aGroundwater flow.
700 1 _aGodt, Jonathan W.,
_eauthor.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9781107021068
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139108164
999 _c520364
_d520362