Multimodal method for landslide risk analysis

Quantitative landslide risk analysis is a key step in creating appropriate land use policies. However, regional scale landslide hazard and risk studies are traditionally based on a single, infinite-slope style of failure, belying the differing consequences of a diverse range of failure modes. In thi...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pollock, William (author)
Other Authors: Grant, Alex (author), Wartman, Joseph (author), Abou-Jaoude, Grace (author)
Format: article
Published: 2019
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10725/13616
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2019.04.012
http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215016119301001
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Quantitative landslide risk analysis is a key step in creating appropriate land use policies. However, regional scale landslide hazard and risk studies are traditionally based on a single, infinite-slope style of failure, belying the differing consequences of a diverse range of failure modes. In this paper we expand an existing multimodal coseismic landslide hazard model to create a method for multimodal, multi-trigger quantitative landslide risk analysis and apply it to the country of Lebanon. •Physics-based, mode-specific models for coseismic and precipitation-induced landslides capture the effects of multiple failure types and triggering scenarios. •A new model for analyzing slope stability against rotational failures allows for efficient, regional scale assessments. •Open-source mapping of built-up area is used to identify elements at risk.