A Review of the Advantages and Limitations of Geophysical Investigations in Landslide Studies
Landslide deformations involve approximately all geological materials (natural rocks, soil, artificial fill, or combinations of these materials) and can occur and develop in a large variety of volumes and shapes. The characterization of the material inhomogeneities and their properties, the study of...
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| description | Landslide deformations involve approximately all geological materials (natural rocks, soil, artificial fill, or combinations of these materials) and can occur and develop in a large variety of volumes and shapes. The characterization of the material inhomogeneities and their properties, the study of the deformation processes, and the delimitation of boundaries and potential slip surfaces are not simple goals. Since the ‘70s, the international community (mainly geophysicists and lower geologists and geological engineers) has begun to employ, together with other techniques, geophysical methods to characterize and monitor landslides. Both the associated advantages and limitations have been highlighted over the years, and some drawbacks are still open. This review is focused on works of the last twelve years (2007-2018), and the main goal is to analyse the geophysical community efforts toward overcoming the geophysical technique limitations highlighted in the 2007 geophysics and landslide review. To achieve this aim, contrary to previous reviews that analysed the advantages and limitations of each technique using a “technique approach,” the analysis was carried out using a “material landslide approach” on the basis of the more recent landslides classification. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-686a5468ac0444f39322e21133fc08f42025-02-03T05:59:40ZengWileyInternational Journal of Geophysics1687-885X1687-88682019-01-01201910.1155/2019/29830872983087A Review of the Advantages and Limitations of Geophysical Investigations in Landslide StudiesVeronica Pazzi0Stefano Morelli1Riccardo Fanti2Department of Earth Sciences, University of Firenze, Via G. La Pira 4, 50121 Firenze, ItalyDepartment of Earth Sciences, University of Firenze, Via G. La Pira 4, 50121 Firenze, ItalyDepartment of Earth Sciences, University of Firenze, Via G. La Pira 4, 50121 Firenze, ItalyLandslide deformations involve approximately all geological materials (natural rocks, soil, artificial fill, or combinations of these materials) and can occur and develop in a large variety of volumes and shapes. The characterization of the material inhomogeneities and their properties, the study of the deformation processes, and the delimitation of boundaries and potential slip surfaces are not simple goals. Since the ‘70s, the international community (mainly geophysicists and lower geologists and geological engineers) has begun to employ, together with other techniques, geophysical methods to characterize and monitor landslides. Both the associated advantages and limitations have been highlighted over the years, and some drawbacks are still open. This review is focused on works of the last twelve years (2007-2018), and the main goal is to analyse the geophysical community efforts toward overcoming the geophysical technique limitations highlighted in the 2007 geophysics and landslide review. To achieve this aim, contrary to previous reviews that analysed the advantages and limitations of each technique using a “technique approach,” the analysis was carried out using a “material landslide approach” on the basis of the more recent landslides classification.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/2983087 |
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| title | A Review of the Advantages and Limitations of Geophysical Investigations in Landslide Studies |
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