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Slope stability problems in the area between St. George and St. Herene villages and their significance for the main road Argostoli–Poros on Kefallonia Island, Greece

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The serious landslide phenomena manifested between St. George and St. Herene villages and affecting the main road on Kefallonia Island are reported. The site investigation included four sampling boreholes and a series of slope stability analyses. The data obtained provided further information on the geotechnical–geomechanical characteristics of the Neogene bedrock and assisted in the determination of the causes of the instability. Measures are suggested to avoid a re-occurrence of such failures.

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Les importants glissements de terrain de la région située entre les villages de St. George et St. Herene et concernant la route principale de l'île de Keffalonia sont présentés. Les études de site ont inclus quatre sondages carottés et une série d'analyses de stabilité des pentes. Les données obtenues ont fourni de nouvelles informations sur les caractéristiques géotechniques et géomécaniques du substratum néogène et ont aidé à la détermination des causes de ces glissements de terrain. Des mesures sont suggérées pour éviter la réapparition de telles ruptures.

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Rozos, .D., Apostolides, .E. & Christaras, .B. Slope stability problems in the area between St. George and St. Herene villages and their significance for the main road Argostoli–Poros on Kefallonia Island, Greece. Bull Eng Geol Environ 61, 303–309 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-002-0153-6

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