What we have learned from the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake and its aftermath: A decade of research and challenges

X Fan, CH Juang, J Wasowski, R Huang, Q Xu… - Engineering …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Abstract The 2008 M w 7.9 Wenchuan Earthquake (Sichuan, China) was possibly the largest
and most destructive recent earthquake as far as the geo-hazards are concerned. Of the …

Delineating of groundwater potential zones based on remote sensing, GIS and analytical hierarchical process: a case of Waddai, eastern Chad

MO Al-Djazouli, K Elmorabiti, A Rahimi, O Amellah… - GeoJournal, 2021‏ - Springer
The delineation of favourable areas of water potentials and their management must be
based on rigorous scientific studies. Thus, geographic information system (GIS) and remote …

Effect of initial density, particle shape, and confining stress on the critical state behavior of weathered gap-graded granular soils

XS Shi, K Liu, J Yin - Journal of Geotechnical and …, 2021‏ - ascelibrary.org
Weathered gap-graded soils are a common geological body in mountainous regions, and
they are widely used as construction materials. The shear strength is the controlling …

Structural characterization and attempted displacement interpretation of the Baishuihe landslide using integrated geophysical methods

K Lu, F Li, J Pan, K Li, Z Li, P Wang - Engineering Geology, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The Baishuihe landslide, a typical large-scale deposit landslide in the Three Gorges
Reservoir area, has attracted considerable societal and scholarly attention. Since 2003, 11 …

Slope stability analysis based on the Coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian finite element method

X Chen, L Zhang, L Chen, X Li, D Liu - Bulletin of Engineering Geology …, 2019‏ - Springer
Slope stability analysis based on the finite element method (FEM) is a powerful tool
compared with the limit equilibrium (LEM) methods. However, mesh distortion of the …

Soil-engineering properties and failure mechanisms of shallow landslides in soft-rock materials

J Zhan, Q Wang, W Zhang, Y Shangguan, S Song… - Catena, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Tertiary soft-rock strata exposed on the eastern side of Changbai Mountain are landslide-
prone strata. In recent years, shallow landslides have frequently occurred along the highway …

Transient electromagnetic machine learning inversion based on pseudo wave field data

J Chen, Y Zhang, T Lin - IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and …, 2022‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Machine learning inversion (ML-inversion) has been widely used in the interpretation of
geophysical data. However, because the transient electromagnetic (TEM) is not sensitive to …

Interpretation of coarse effect in simple shear behavior of binary sand-gravel mixture by DEM with authentic particle shape

D Xu, Z Tang, L Zhang - Construction and Building Materials, 2019‏ - Elsevier
The sand-gravel mixture is a binary geotechnical material widely used in construction. Its
shear behavior is a significant factor influencing the relevant structure safety or slope …

Deciphering of karst geomorphology and sinkhole (doline) structures using multiple geophysical and geological methods (Trabzon, NE Türkiye)

H Alemdağ, F Köroğlu, ZÖ Aydın, A Şeren… - Bulletin of Engineering …, 2024‏ - Springer
To date, in Türkiye only a limited number and volume of combined geophysical and
geological studies about karst have been performed. In this study, karstification and …

Experimental study on impact and deposition behaviours of multiple surges of channelized debris flow on a flexible barrier

DY Tan, JH Yin, JQ Qin, ZH Zhu, WQ Feng - Landslides, 2020‏ - Springer
Debris flow normally occurs after heavy rains in mountainous regions with multiple surges.
Flexible barriers are installed in torrents to intercept debris flows in an early stage. For the …