Slope mass rating and kinematic analysis of slopes along the national highway-58 near Jonk, Rishikesh, India
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 t...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1ed1fd6e799e4ca4aab23e2a35f2b6772022-12-21T17:57:13ZengElsevierJournal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering1674-77552015-10-017560060610.1016/j.jrmge.2015.06.007Slope mass rating and kinematic analysis of slopes along the national highway-58 near Jonk, Rishikesh, IndiaTariq Siddique0M. Masroor Alam1M.E.A. Mondal2V. Vishal3Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, 247 667, IndiaDepartment of Civil Engineering, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202 002, IndiaDepartment of Geology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202 002, IndiaDepartment of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, 247 667, IndiaThe 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.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674775515000827Slope mass rating (SMR)Kinematic analysisLandslide susceptibility score (LSS)Vulnerability to landslide |
| spellingShingle | Tariq Siddique M. Masroor Alam M.E.A. Mondal V. Vishal Slope mass rating and kinematic analysis of slopes along the national highway-58 near Jonk, Rishikesh, India Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering Slope mass rating (SMR) Kinematic analysis Landslide susceptibility score (LSS) Vulnerability to landslide |
| title | Slope mass rating and kinematic analysis of slopes along the national highway-58 near Jonk, Rishikesh, India |
| title_full | Slope mass rating and kinematic analysis of slopes along the national highway-58 near Jonk, Rishikesh, India |
| title_fullStr | Slope mass rating and kinematic analysis of slopes along the national highway-58 near Jonk, Rishikesh, India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Slope mass rating and kinematic analysis of slopes along the national highway-58 near Jonk, Rishikesh, India |
| title_short | Slope mass rating and kinematic analysis of slopes along the national highway-58 near Jonk, Rishikesh, India |
| title_sort | slope mass rating and kinematic analysis of slopes along the national highway 58 near jonk rishikesh india |
| topic | Slope mass rating (SMR) Kinematic analysis Landslide susceptibility score (LSS) Vulnerability to landslide |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674775515000827 |
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