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Four Monasteries have been investigated as pilot monuments in the area of Mount Athos. In the present research the geotechnical conditions of the Monasteries foundation area are studied, regarding the description and the classification of the rock mass and the analysis of the rock slope stability. The area is very fractured and traversed by joints of various directions (mainly NNW, NNE and SSW). These discontinuities can generate unstable geotechnical conditions in the rock mass especially at the slopes of the construction areas.
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Christaras, B., Dimitriou, A., Dimopoulos, G., Pavlides, S., Marinos, P. (2005). World Heritage “Monasteries of Mount Athos” at Rock Slide Risk, in Greece. In: Sassa, K., Fukuoka, H., Wang, F., Wang, G. (eds) Landslides. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-28680-2_30
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