- ISBN: 9780415356657 | 0415356652
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 6/15/2004
This book comprises the Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium on Landslides, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from June 28 to July 2, 2004. State-of-the-art information on the latest developments in Landslide Studies is presented by invited lecture reports, specialized panel contributions and 244 technical papers, grouped in the following themes: mapping and geological models in landslide hazard assessment; advances in rock and mine slopes design; field instrumentation and laboratory investigations; pre-failure mechanics of landslides in soil and rock; mechanisms of slow active landslides; post-failure mechanics of landslides; stabilization methods and risk reduction measures.



