Landslides in Cold Regions in the Context of Climate Change

By Wei Shan

Book Overview

Catastrophic slope processes in glaciated zones of mountainous regions.- Slope instability phenomenon in the permafrost region along the Qinghai-Tibetan Highway, China.- Occurrence mechanism and movement characteristics of landslides in Bei'an to Heihe expressway area in China under the climate change.- Forming mechanism of landslides in the seasonal frozen loess region in China.- Investigation and mechanism clarification of the 2011.1.5 Atom-en landslide in Kashima area, Matsue city.- Bedding landslide formation mechanism and traits in Lesser Khingan Mountain.The impact of freeze-thaw on the stability of soil cut slope in high-latitude frozen regions.- Effect of solar energy absorption in the embankment of the Qinghai-Tibet railway in the permafrost region.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319345478
• ISBN13: 9783319345475
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.3"