Abstract Gravitational mass wasting prediction requires understanding of the factors controlling failure. Prior to slope failure, cracks in weakened rock are thought grow and coalesce, eventually forming a continuous failure plane. Here, we apply hidden Markov machine learning model seismic data, revealing temporal evolution prior major rockslide event Swiss Alps. After prolonged linear increas...

knowledge of habitat requirements of aquatic animals plays an important role in fisheries and protection programs of aquatic ecosystems. hence, this study was conducted to investigate the suitability indexes of habitat use and habitat suitability index (hsi) of barbus cyri in its distribution range in tootkabon river. a number of environmental variables, including elevation, water depth, river ...

In this paper an attempt is made to offer insights into local slope failure mechanisms from the perspective of hydrogeology. The hypothesis examined envisages that the hydraulic conductivity distribution in a weathered profile includes a relatively high hydraulic conductivity zone associated with the jointed rock mass near rockhead. There is evidence locally for such a condition. The groundwate...

In this work, a thermo-mechanical (TM) numerical approach is presented and applied to investigate the stress-strain evolution of an alpine rock-slope located in Central Italian Alps (Sondrio Province). Along "Cimaganda" slope massive rockslide event occurred around 900 A.D. mobilizing estimated volume 7.5 Mm3 material, reaching bottom valley. Interest historic was raised again recent times, as ...