Revised papers from conferences organized by the Wessex Institute of Technology offer international perspectives and case studies on landslides, rock falls, deep failure of slopes, and shallow debris flows. Major themes covered are risk assessment, early warning, modeling, planning, and mitigation. Some specific topics examined include multi-hazard analysis in natural risk assessments, the definition of rainfall thresholds for diffuse landslides, and computer analysis of slope failure and landslide processes caused by water. Other areas addressed include finite element analysis of the stability of artificial slopes reinforced by roots, and causes and rehabilitation of forestry land erosion. The book includes color photos, maps, and images. Mambretti is affiliated with Politecnico di Milano, Italy. The US office of WIT Press is Computational Mechanics. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
This volume is the second in the new Safety and Security Engineering series that is designed to provide a comprehensive view on risk mitigation. This volume is devoted to landslides and debris flow, addressing the need for a better understanding of these increasingly frequent phenomena. With better understanding comes a greater ability to manage the attendant risk.The present volume contains selected research papers presented at Wessex Institute of Technology Conferences. The book will be a valuable reference for professionals, scientists, and managers concerned with prediction and management of the risk of landslides and debris flows.
Multi-hazard analysis in natural risk assessments; From national
landslide database to national hazard assessment; On the definition of
rainfall thresholds for diffuse landslides; Computer analysis of slope
failure and landslide processes caused by water; The integration between
planning instruments and evaluation tools in the management of landslide
risk; Finite element analysis of the stability of artificial slopes
reinforced by roots; Experience with treatment of road structure landslides
by innovative methods of deep drainage; Strategic program for landslide
disaster risk reduction: a lesson learned from Central Java, Indonesia;
Erosion of forestry land: cause and rehabilitation; Landslide in a catchment
area of a torrent and the consequences for the technical mitigation concept;
Slope instability along some sectors of the road to La Bufadora
Stefano Mambretti is Associate Professor of Hydraulics at the Faculty of Engineering of the Politecnico di Milano. He graduated in Civil Engineering at the Politecnico in 1991 (winning the "Noseda prize" as best graduate in Hydraulics that year) and was awarded a PhD in Hydraulic Engineering in 1995. In 1997 he was appointed as Vice Chief of Public Works in an important municipality, in 1999 he became Assistant Professor in Hydraulics, and in 2003 he was appointed Associate Professor. Stefano also worked as a private consultant, for a number of projects in urban infrastructures in Djibouti, Kuwait, Algeria, Tanzania, Iraq, gaining renowned expertise, mainly in the field of waterhammer. Dr. Mambretti is the author of 66 publications (peer-reviewed scientific papers, key-note lectures, books, and technical reports) in the areas of water phenomena, as urban infrastructures (sewer and water distribution systems), fluid dynamics and rheology of debris and hyper-concentrated flows, water resources use and management, using both advanced laboratory and field observation techniques and mathematical simulation models.
