Research on Landslide Hydrology and Hydrogeological Disaster Monitoring

Dear Colleagues,

Natural and artificial slopes are widely distributed around the world and have a wide variety of types, including mountain slopes, coastal slopes, mine slopes, dikes, etc.  Hydrological extremes of unprecedented snowmelt and rainfall are the most common external causes of slope failures, and the subsequent long-runout landslides and debris flow cause severe mortality and economic loss. Assessment of landslide risk relies on the multidisciplinary monitoring of hydrological and geological conditions of potential landslides. The most advanced techniques in remote sensing and in situ monitoring bring more comprehensive information for in-depth analysis of slope failure and deformation mechanism, which can provide basis for early warning of landslide disaster.

This research theme aims to provide an outlet for peer-reviewed publications that combine multidisciplinary techniques in monitoring and modeling to conduct stability analysis and risk assessment of natural and engineering slopes. Topics include but are not limited to the following:

• Hydrogeological monitoring of snowmelt/rainfall-induced landslides
• Impact of soil bioengineering and vegetation on slope stability
• Slope failure and deformation mechanisms under hydrological extremes of unprecedented snowmelt and rainfall
• Monitoring and early warning of tailings dam failure and coastal landslide disaster
• Numerical simulation of multiple-phase debris flow considering fluid-solid coupling
• Landslides disaster prevention and mitigation techniques

Prof. Dr. Wei Shao
Prof. Dr. Wen Nie
Prof. Dr. Junjun Ni
Guest Editors

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