Integrated Approaches with Seismic Techniques to Investigate Landslide Areas

Dear Colleagues,

Landslides are a major natural hazard that cause significant human and economic losses worldwide. Over recent decades, significant efforts have been made by the scientific community to develop tools that are able to manage landslide processes which threaten human settlements, strategic infrastructure or cultural heritage. Several state-of-the-art publications on landslides are based on the application of integrated approaches that apply seismic techniques coupled with other geophysical and engineering geological methods. In general, seismic methods are applied to landslides for two main purposes: (i) to characterise landslide-associated material properties and (ii) to monitor the evolution of the gravity-induced instability process. The approaches for the former use passive and active seismic techniques, taking advantage of the different physical and mechanical properties of the slope portion involved in the landslide process compared to the stable areas, and derive useful parameters for identifying areas that are prone to gravity-induced instability, as well as contributing to the evaluation of slope stability conditions. Approaching the latter aim involves the use of specific methods based on the recording and analysis of the vibrational signals that are generated by the unstable slope portion during the evolution of the landslide process in order to recognise the precursors of an incoming failure. In both cases, the integration of seismic techniques with other investigation and monitoring methods is fundamental to obtaining reliable results.

In light of this, the Geosciences Special Issue, “Integrated Approaches with Seismic Techniques to Investigate Landslide Areas”, encourages the submission of high-quality publications concerning landslide monitoring and characterisation through integrated approaches using seismic techniques. Papers in the fields of applied geophysics, applied seismology, engineering geology and geotechnics that propose innovative approaches for monitoring or investigating landslides, as well as results from relevant case studies, are welcome.

Kind regards,

Dr. Roberto Iannucci
Prof. Dr. Salvatore Martino
Dr. Emanuele Colica
Dr. Sebastiano D’Amico
Guest Editors

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