Rock and soil description and classification for engineering geological mapping report by the IAEG Commission on Engineering Geological Mapping

Matula, M.

doi:10.1007/bf02595273

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“…The morphology of the study area frequently shows the existence of hummocky terrain, revealing undulating topography on the basis of the predominant slope angles, which helped with the lithological interpretation, because this undulating topography corresponded frequently to layers with high and low resistance that may influence the slope stability and change hydrogeological conditions. Thus, from the sandstone and claystone complexes proposed by Zbyszewski and Almeida (1960), new sub-complexes were identified through the detailing and improvement of the lithological data, namely: (i) sandstone dominated complexes and (ii) shale dominated complexes (Matula, 1981). The sandstone dominated complexes correspond to intermediate strength to hard rock masses, and the shale dominated complexes correspond to weak rock masses.…”

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The role of the lithological setting on the landslide pattern and distribution

Henriques

Zêzere

Marques

2015

Engineering Geology

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The role of the lithological setting on the landslide pattern and distribution

Henriques

Zêzere

Marques

2015

Engineering Geology

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“…The urban environmental engineering and geological quality assessment have been adequately addressed by employing multivariate statistical analysis and GIS (Matula, 1981;Cross, 2002;Lee et al, 2004;Sarkar et al, 2007). Researchers have also studied the urban land suitability analysis by means of fuzzy classification methods and multi-criteria analysis (Hall, 1992;Davidson, 1994;Store and Kangas, 2001;Bagdanaviciute and Jurijus, 2013), as well as urban ecological suitability assessment for urban development and planning via ecology methods (Lathrop and Bognar, 1998;Svoray et al, 2005;.…”

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Land suitability assessment for post-earthquake reconstruction: A case study of Lushan in Sichuan, China

Qing

Li²,

2015

J. Geogr. Sci.

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Land suitability assessment (LSA) is one of the key processes of land-use planning. Given its particularity of land suitability assessment for post-earthquake reconstruction, this paper takes into account geological conditions, risk of disasters, water and land resources conditions, and eco-environmental suitability and emphasizes safety factor in the assessment. Taking the April 20, 2013 Mw 6.6 Lushan earthquake as a case, this assessment establishes factors system, uses GIS spatial analysis techniques and data of geology, topography, resources, and eco-environment to evaluate the land suitability for reconstruction. The results show that: (1) the spatial characteristics of land suitability for reconstruction at grid scale and administrative scale manifest that most of the piedmont plains in the east are suitable for large-scale population aggregation, industrialization, and urbanization development; and (2) for the six hard-hit counties, Mingshan is the preferred region for large-scale post-earthquake reconstruction due to its high construction index and suitable land per capita, and some plots of land in the valleys could be selected for in-situ small-scale reconstruction in Lushan. The land suitability assessment for post-earthquake reconstruction would be significant to making sound reconstruction planning for achieving sustainable regional development in the Mw 6.6 Lushan earthquake stricken area. This study could be used as a reference for the regions with similar events.

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“…This made possible to stablish the criteria for identifying and mapping the geotechnical units. Primarily, the units were divided into categories ('zone') according to their lithological nature (rock, soil, mixed); the second level of differentiation ('subzone') is based on the prevailing uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) of the unit; on a third level called 'unit', it is imperative that the geotechnical unit can be mapped; and finally, 'soil' and 'rock' units were further subdivided ('subunit') into granular/cohesive soils and hard/soft rocks (Dearman, 1991;IAEG, 1976;Matula, 1981;Varnes, 1974), respectively.…”

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Geotechnical map of a coastal and industrialized urban area (Avilés, NW Spain)

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Geotechnical mapping of urban environments is usually constrained by the scarcity of outcrops during fieldwork. Such is the case of Avilés, a coastal Spanish city that has been heavily industrialized since the middle of the last century. This research approaches the study of its urban subsoil through the development of a Geographical Information Systems-based relational database containing thousands of unpublished ground data, partially extracted from geotechnical reports. This allowed analysing the distribution and changes of thickness of the superficial deposits and lithostratigraphic formations as well as the evaluation of their main geotechnical properties. Thus, 14 geotechnical units were differentiated (hierarchically displayed in three categories) depending on lithological, geotechnical and constructive criteria. As a result, this investigation provides a geo-engineering map at scale 1:25,000.

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Rock and soil description and classification for engineering geological mapping report by the IAEG Commission on Engineering Geological Mapping

Cited by 96 publications

References 7 publications

The role of the lithological setting on the landslide pattern and distribution

The role of the lithological setting on the landslide pattern and distribution

Land suitability assessment for post-earthquake reconstruction: A case study of Lushan in Sichuan, China

Geotechnical map of a coastal and industrialized urban area (Avilés, NW Spain)

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