Slope Stability and Slope Formation in the Flysch Zone of the Vienna Forest (Austria)
Joint Authors
Source
Journal of Geological Research
Issue
Vol. 2009, Issue 2009 (31 Dec. 2009), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2009-05-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Earth Science , Water and Environment
Abstract EN
The Rhenodanubian Flysch of the northern Vienna Forest is composed of various layers of sandstones, marly shales, calcareous marls, and clay shists, which are covered by Quaternary periglacial cover beds and loess deposits.
This area at the margin of the eastern Alps represents an undulating landscape of the Austrian low-mountain regions.
The Vienna Forest Flysch region is considered to be susceptible to landslides.
Both petrography of the bedrock and soil mechanical properties of the Quaternary sediments control the current slope dynamics in the study area.
In a temporal context it is evident that the stability of slopes exceeding 27∘ is controlled by a succession of several steps of slope formation.
On the basis of field surveys, laboratory analyses, and slope stability modelling, results from investigations on recent landslides demonstrate five different phases of slope formation.
In general, after passing these phases the stability of studied slopes is increased, due to the different soil mechanical properties of the potential sliding masses.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Terhorst, Birgit& Damm, Bodo. 2009. Slope Stability and Slope Formation in the Flysch Zone of the Vienna Forest (Austria). Journal of Geological Research،Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Terhorst, Birgit& Damm, Bodo. Slope Stability and Slope Formation in the Flysch Zone of the Vienna Forest (Austria). Journal of Geological Research No. 2009 (2009), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-483098
American Medical Association (AMA)
Terhorst, Birgit& Damm, Bodo. Slope Stability and Slope Formation in the Flysch Zone of the Vienna Forest (Austria). Journal of Geological Research. 2009. Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-483098
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-483098