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The stability of the landslide of Vallcebre has been evaluated by means of a GIS. The landslide mechanism is a translational failure which has been analysed as an infinite slope. Soil strength parameters and groundwater conditions are obtained from laboratory tests and monitoring devices. Geometric parameters necessary to compute the factor of safety at each individual cell are generated by interpolation from the boreholes present in the landslide. The results have been checked with the actual behaviour of the landslide and are consistent. The comparison between a conventional slope stability analysis and the GIS-based approach gives similar results, showing the feasibility of the latter.
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Corominas, J., Santacana, N. Stability analysis of the Vallcebre translational slide, Eastern Pyrenees (Spain) by means of a GIS. Natural Hazards 30, 473–485 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:NHAZ.0000007090.27941.2a
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