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Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
Published in: Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering 8/2022

07-06-2022 | Original Paper

Rapid Characterization of Landslide-Debris Flow Chains of Geologic Hazards Using Multi-method Investigation: Case Study of the Tiejiangwan LDC

Authors: Kun He, Bo Liu, Xiewen Hu, Ruichen Zhou, Chuanjie Xi, Guotao Ma, Mei Han, You Li, Gang Luo

Published in: Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | Issue 8/2022

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Abstract

On 5 April 2021, a high-position landslide occurred in Tiejiangwan, Liujiang Town of Hongya County, Sichuan Province, China. The detached mass transformed into a debris avalanche traveled about 1300 m with an elevation difference of 665 m and caused three fatalities. Then landslide deposits were initiated by continuous rainfall and evolved to a debris flow five days later, forming a secondary disaster chain. The rapid characterization of a landslide-debris flow chain (LDC) is a critical step in remediation works and future early warning of failure. This paper proposes a rapid disaster information integration and assessment method for providing information on LDC occurrence, failure mechanisms, and potential hazard-affected areas via examining and characterizing the Tiejiangwan LDC based on multi-method including geomorphological mapping, structural characterization, kinematic analysis and numerical simulation. The results suggested that the first landslide initiated from a mountain ridge that experienced historical deformation extended over the fractured argillaceous siltstones. Constrained by three discontinuity sets, the failure mode was determined as planar failure along a sub-vertical defect. The cause of first landslide can be attributed to a jointed effect of structural plane, tectonic activity, terrain and slope structure, while rainfall is the dominating triggering factor. Deposits with loose structure subjected to persistent rainfall and gully topography contribute to the occurrence of secondary debris flow. Using UAV and LiDAR identification, the unstable elements in the surrounding cliffs of the source area are derived and a three-dimensional simulation was implemented to detect the energy, velocity, height and reach of detached blocks. The proposed method leads to rapid characterization of LDC and assists the evaluation of cliff instability of these environments.
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Metadata
Title
Rapid Characterization of Landslide-Debris Flow Chains of Geologic Hazards Using Multi-method Investigation: Case Study of the Tiejiangwan LDC
Authors
Kun He
Bo Liu
Xiewen Hu
Ruichen Zhou
Chuanjie Xi
Guotao Ma
Mei Han
You Li
Gang Luo
Publication date
07-06-2022
Publisher
Springer Vienna
Published in
Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering / Issue 8/2022
Print ISSN: 0723-2632
Electronic ISSN: 1434-453X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-022-02905-9

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