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Geoscience ›› 2021, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (01): 26-37.DOI: 10.19657/j.geoscience.1000-8527.2020.091

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Landslide Susceptibility Assessment Based on Weight-of-Evidence Modeling of the Batang Fault Zone, Eastern Tibetan Plateau

YAN Yiqiu1,2(), YANG Zhihua2,3(), ZHANG Xujiao1, MENG Shaowei4, GUO Changbao2,3, WU Ruian2,3, ZHANG Yiying2   

  1. 1. School of Earth Sciences and Resources,China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
    2. Institute of Geomechanics, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
    3. Key Laboratory of Neotectonics and Geohazard, Beijing 100081, China
    4. China Railway Eryuan Engineering Group. Ltd., Chengdu,Sichuan 610031, China
  • Received:2020-05-27 Revised:2020-07-15 Online:2021-02-12 Published:2021-03-12
  • Contact: YANG Zhihua

Abstract:

The NE-SW-trending Batang fault is located in the eastern Tibetan Plateau, and has strong Holocene activity. Geological disasters such as collapses, landslides, and debris flows along the Batang fault zone are common. Through remote sensing interpretation and field survey, we established a landslide inventory over 10 km from both sides of the Batang fault, and a total of 93 landslide hazard points were identified. Based on the landslide geological background analysis, we summarized ten landslide susceptibility evaluation factors, i.e., topography (elevation, slope, aspect), topographic wetness index, lithology, meteorology and hydrology, active faults, engineering activities, and vegetation coverage. Weight-of-Evidence Modeling is used to calculate the landslide susceptibility. Using the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve accuracy of 82.3%, and the natural breaks-based method, the landslide susceptibility along the Batang active fault zone is divided into four levels(extremely high, high, medium, and low). The landslide susceptibility is mainly controlled by the Batang fault and river valley. The extremely high and high susceptibility zones are mainly distributed along the Batang fault zone and along the Jinshajiang and the Baquhe river valleys. The medium susceptibility zones are mainly distributed on both sides of the Baquhe tributaries. Low susceptibility zones are mainly distributed in high mountain areas with low engineering activities, and in relatively flat topography. The landslide susceptibility analysis results can well reflect the landslide development features along the Batang fault zone, and can provide scientific support for the major project construction and disaster prevention and mitigation.

Key words: Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Batang fault, landslide, WOE model, susceptibility assessment

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