Developments and constructions on soft ground pose great challenges in the field of geotechnical engineering. Although is no longer considered a new concern developments constructions; there are many issues that may crop up repeatedly if proper planning, analysis, design, construction control supervision not implemented. This paper presents common faced aims to provide some insights good design...

The study presents an integrated investigation of a complex landslide based on multitemporal stereo aerial photographic interpretations, existing geotechnical monitoring data, and different PSInSAR datasets. available information allowed for the quantification deformation history, also in periods with no field, making it possible to revise geometry compared official mapping. Data from sparse in...

The vast continent of Africa is a land of contrasts—from the sophisticated urban and industrial centers of Cape Town and Johannesburg to the rural bushlands and mountains of Zimbabwe and Kenya. As in the rest of the world, groundwater resources in Africa are critical to human livelihood, agricultural and industrial development, and maintenance of aquatic ecosystems. Widely available scientific ...

Within a GIS (geographical information system), spatial analysis techniques can be used to apply deterministic methods for identifying and mapping areas susceptible to shallow submarine mass movements. This paper describes such a method which allows spatially widespread, rapid, repeatable and cost-effective evaluation of shallow submarine slope risk. A deterministic approach has the advantage o...

Landslides are one of the most devastating disasters among all natural hazards in Brazil, with nearly 3,355 fatalities between 1988 and 2013. Apart from the loss of lives, they also cause substantial economic losses. As an example, the mass movements that occurred in 2011 in Rio de Janeiro resulted in US$ 2.8 billion in damage. Thus, in order to mitigate these hazards, it is essential to map th...

One of the main concerns of an underground coal mining engineer is the safety and stability of the mine. One way that the safety and stability can be ensured is to know and understand the coal mine geology and how it reacts to the mining process. One technique that has shown a lot of success in the coal mining industry for geologic technical evaluation purposes is the coal mine roof rating (CMR...