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Geoscience ›› 2019, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (01): 218-226.DOI: 10.19657/j.geoscience.1000-8527.2019.01.21

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Mechanism of Earthquake-triggered Loess-mudstone Interface Landslide in Tianshui Area, Gansu Province

SUN Ping1,2(), ZHU Enzhen1,2,3(), ZHANG Shuai4, HAN Shuai1,2, WANG Gang1,2   

  1. 1. Institute of Geomechanics,Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences,Beijing 100081,China
    2. Key Laboratory of Neotectonic Movement and Geohazard,Ministry of Land and Resources,Beijing 100081,China
    3. China University of Geosciences,Beijing 100083,China
    4. Department of Earth Science, Shimane University, Matsue, Shimane 690-8504, Japan
  • Received:2018-05-03 Revised:2018-12-02 Online:2019-02-26 Published:2019-02-28
  • Contact: ZHU Enzhen

Abstract:

Taking the large loess-mudstone interface landslide in Tianshui area, Gansu Province as a case study, the characteristics of earthquake-triggered landslide development and stability were analyzed and evaluated based on field geological survey, engineering geological drilling, lab-based mechanical tests and FLAC3D numerical calculation. The results show that most of these landslides are historical earthquake-triggered landslides, and their failure types are mainly slip-pull. Through calculating and analyzing the stability of these landslides, it is suggested that the slopes are currently stable. Under the influence of earthquakes, the slope stability would be markedly reduced, and the slope may have a secondary slip. The predicted slip surface is located at the loess-mudstone interface, consistent with the field survey results. Our finding is important in early-stage landslide recognition and provides scientific basis for landslide-related disaster prevention in Tianshui area.

Key words: loess-mudstone landslide, development characteristic, stability, landslide mechanism

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