Analysis of an excavation-induced landslide in stiff clay using the material point method

A Troncone, L Pugliese, E Conte - Engineering Geology, 2022 - Elsevier
The results of an analysis concerning a landslide occurred in Calabria (Southern Italy) in
2014 are presented. This landslide was triggered by some excavations carried out at the …

Post-failure analysis of the Maierato landslide using the material point method

E Conte, L Pugliese, A Troncone - Engineering Geology, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The 15 February 2010 Maierato landslide has become the symbol of the
hydrogeological instability of the Calabria region (Southern Italy). It occurred after a long …

Prediction of rainfall-induced landslide movements in the presence of stabilizing piles

A Troncone, L Pugliese, G Lamanna, E Conte - Engineering Geology, 2021 - Elsevier
Among the different techniques usually employed to stabilize landslide bodies, the use of
one or more rows of piles firmly embedded in the stable portion of the slope is commonly …

Slow-to-fast transition of giant creeping rockslides modulated by undrained loading in basal shear zones

F Agliardi, MM Scuderi, N Fusi, C Collettini - Nature communications, 2020 - nature.com
Giant rockslides are widespread and sensitive to hydrological forcing, especially in climate
change scenarios. They creep slowly for centuries and then can fail catastrophically posing …

Post-failure stage simulation of a landslide using the material point method

E Conte, L Pugliese, A Troncone - Engineering Geology, 2019 - Elsevier
Traditional numerical methods such as the finite element method are usually used to
analyse the slope response in the pre-failure and failure stages under the assumption of …

[HTML][HTML] Displacement prediction of landslides at slope-scale: Review of physics-based and data-driven approaches

W Gong, S Zhang, CH Juang, H Tang… - Earth-Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this paper, a critical review of the landslide displacement prediction is conducted, based
on a database of 359 articles on landslide displacement prediction published from 1985 to …

Remote analysis of an open-pit slope failure: Las Cruces case study, Spain

J López-Vinielles, P Ezquerro, JA Fernández-Merodo… - Landslides, 2020 - Springer
Slope failures occur in open-pit mining areas worldwide, producing considerable damage in
addition to economic loss. Identifying the triggering factors and detecting unstable slopes …

Creep properties of clastic soil in a reactivated slow-moving landslide in the Three Gorges Reservoir Region, China

S Wang, J Wang, W Wu, D Cui, A Su, W Xiang - Engineering Geology, 2020 - Elsevier
Most slow-moving landslides in the Three Gorges Reservoir (TGR) region of China are
characterized by pre-existing shear surfaces. The large deformation within the shear zones …

A simplified method for predicting rainfall-induced mobility of active landslides

E Conte, A Donato, A Troncone - Landslides, 2017 - Springer
This paper deals with the landslides that are reactivated by a groundwater level increase
owing to rainfall. These landslides are usually characterized by low displacement rate with …

Residual-state creep of clastic soil in a reactivated slow-moving landslide in the Three Gorges Reservoir Region, China

S Wang, W Wu, J Wang, Z Yin, D Cui, W Xiang - Landslides, 2018 - Springer
We study the creep properties of clastic soil in residual state. The intact samples are taken
from a reactivated slow-moving landslide in the Three Gorges Reservoir Region, China …