Experimental Testing for the Analysis of a Landslide Phenomenon Produced in a Hillside Area from Romania

Abstract:

The landslide that is the subject of this paper occurred in the central part of Romania, in Prahova County, located near the Prahova Valley, in hillside area, frequently affected by this kind of major hazard. The geological phenomenon occurred in the area is an old event and it was reactivated starting with 2010. The inappropriate geological and geotechnical conditions characteristic of the area and also the lack of a drainage system were conducted to landslide reactivation during a period of intense rainfall. The present work was carried out to study the spatial influence of geological and morphological factors upon landslide occurrence on a local scale by using geotechnical and geophysical methods in order to determine local trigger parameters. The complex studies were conducted in finding the most feasible technical and economical option for the efficient emergency management of landslide hazard.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 969)
• Pages: 161-168
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.969.161
• Online since: June 2014
• Authors: Cornelia Florentina Dobrescu, Elena Andreea Calarasu, Marius Stoica, Traian Moldoveanu, Florin Tamas Tamas*
• Keywords: In Situ Survey, Laboratory Tests, Landslide, Sliding Surface

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