Slope mass rating and kinematic analysis of slopes along the national highway-58 near Jonk, Rishikesh, India

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• 作者：Tariq Siddique^a ; ^bAuthor Vitae ; M. Masroor Alam^cAuthor Vitae ; M.E.A. Mondal^bAuthor Vitae ; V. Vishal^a ; ^{vik12fes@iitr.ac.in" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; ^{vikram12july@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}Author Vitae
• 关键词：Slope mass rating (SMR) ; Kinematic analysis ; Landslide susceptibility score (LSS) ; Vulnerability to landslide
• 刊名：Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
• 出版年：2015
• 出版时间：October 2015
• 年：2015
• 卷：7
• 期：5
• 页码：600-606
• 全文大小：1841 K

文摘

The road network in the Himalayan terrain, connecting remote areas either in the valleys or on the hill slopes, plays a pivotal role in socio-economic development of India. The planning, development and even maintenance of road and rail networks in such precarious terrains are always a challenging task because of complexities posed by topography, geological structures, varied lithology and neotectonics. Increasing population and construction of roads have led to destabilisation of slopes, thus leading to mass wasting and movement, further aggravation due to recent events of cloud bursts and unprecedented flash floods. Vulnerability analysis of slopes is an important component for the “Landslide Hazard Assessment” and “Slope Mass Characterisation” guide planners to predict and choose suitable ways for construction of roads and other engineering structures. The problem of landslides along the national highway-58 (NH-58) from Rishikesh to Devprayag is a common scene. The slopes along the NH-58 between Jonk and Rishikesh were investigated, which experienced very heavy traffic especially from March to August due to pilgrimage to Kedarnath shrine. On the basis of slope mass rating (SMR) investigation, the area falls in stable class, and landslide susceptibility score (LSS) values also indicate that the slopes under investigation fall in low to moderate vulnerability to landslide. More attentions should be paid to the slopes to achieve greater safe and economic benefits along the highway.