1. Clarifying the hydrological mechanisms and thresholds for rainfall-induced landslide: in situ monitoring of big data to unsaturated slope stability analysis

   • Zongji Yang
   • Huan Cai
   • Jianping Qiao

   Original Paper 07 May 2018 Pages: 2139 - 2150

   

2. Experimental research on strata movement characteristics of backfill–strip mining using similar material modeling

   • Xiaojun Zhu
   • Guangli Guo
   • Xiaoyu Yang

   Original Paper 07 May 2018 Pages: 2151 - 2167

   

3. Spatial prediction of landslide-susceptible zones in El-Qaá area, Egypt, using an integrated approach based on GIS statistical analysis

   • Sara M. Abuzied
   • Hamed A. Alrefaee

   Original Paper 08 May 2018 Pages: 2169 - 2195

   

4. Prediction of the whole mooring chain reaction to cyclic motion of a fairlead

   • Kanmin Shen
   • Zhen Guo
   • Lizhong Wang

   Original Paper 08 May 2018 Pages: 2197 - 2213

   

5. Assessment of dynamic site response of the peat deposits at an industrial site (Turkey) and comparison with some seismic design codes

   • N. Tunar Özcan
   • R. Ulusay
   • N. S. Işık

   Original Paper 09 May 2018 Pages: 2215 - 2235

   

6. The reliability of CPTu and DMT for the mechanical characterisation of soft tailings

   • Matej Maček
   • Jasna Smolar
   • Ana Petkovšek

   Original Paper 10 May 2018 Pages: 2237 - 2252

   

7. Using geostatistical simulation to determine optimal grout injection pressure in dam foundation based on geomechanical characteristics

   • J. Abdollahisharif
   • E. Bakhtavar

   Original Paper 10 May 2018 Pages: 2253 - 2266

   

8. Effects of the configuration of a baffle–avalanche wall system on rock avalanches in Tibet Zhangmu: discrete element analysis

   • YuZhang Bi
   • SiMing He
   • XinPo Li

   Original Paper 10 May 2018 Pages: 2267 - 2282

   

9. New methodology for estimating the shear strength of layering in slate by using the Brazilian test

   • C. C. Garcia-Fernandez
   • C. Gonzalez-Nicieza
   • R. A. Gutierrez-Moizant

   Original Paper 11 May 2018 Pages: 2283 - 2297

   

10. Estimating engineering properties of igneous rocks using semi-automatic petrographic analysis

    • Saeed Aligholi
    • Gholam Reza Lashkaripour
    • Mohammad Ghafoori

    Original Paper 16 May 2018 Pages: 2299 - 2314

    

11. Peak shear strength prediction for discontinuities between two different rock types using a neural network approach

    • Qiong Wu
    • Yanjun Xu
    • Xiaohan Wang

    Original Paper 17 May 2018 Pages: 2315 - 2329

    

12. Estimation of Cerchar abrasivity index of andesitic rocks in Ecuador from chemical compounds and petrographical properties using regression analyses

    • F. Javier Torrijo
    • Julio Garzón-Roca
    • Guillermo Cobos

    Original Article 22 May 2018 Pages: 2331 - 2344

    

13. Geotechnical properties and microstructure of lime-stabilized silt clay

    • Fu Zhu
    • Zechuang Li
    • Yangyun Ou

    Original Article 22 May 2018 Pages: 2345 - 2354

    

14. An integrated approach to investigate slope instability affecting infrastructures

    • Massimo Conforti
    • Fabio Ietto

    Original Paper 26 May 2018 Pages: 2355 - 2375

    

15. Geometric quality assessment of in situ blocks in dimension stone quarries

    • Arman Hazrathosseini
    • Saeed Mahdevari

    Original Article 30 May 2018 Pages: 2377 - 2385

    

16. Assessment of landslide-induced damage to structures: the Agnone landslide case study (southern Italy)

    • Matteo Del Soldato
    • Diego Di Martire
    • Domenico Calcaterra

    Original Paper Open access 30 May 2018 Pages: 2387 - 2408

    

17. Cooperative monitoring and numerical investigation on the stability of the south slope of the Fushun west open-pit mine

    • Fei Zhang
    • Tianhong Yang
    • Ping Xiao

    Original Paper 08 March 2018 Pages: 2409 - 2429

    

18. A comparative assessment of information value, frequency ratio and analytical hierarchy process models for landslide susceptibility mapping of a Himalayan watershed, India

    • Swati Sharma
    • A. K. Mahajan

    Original Paper 09 March 2018 Pages: 2431 - 2448

    

19. A method for quick assessment of earthquake-triggered landslide hazards: a case study of the Mw6.1 2014 Ludian, China earthquake

    • Xiaoli Chen
    • Chunguo Liu
    • Mingming Wang

    Original Paper 01 June 2018 Pages: 2449 - 2458

    

20. The Aso-Bridge coseismic landslide: a numerical investigation of failure and runout behavior using finite and discrete element methods

    • Ching Hung
    • Chih-Hsuan Liu
    • Ben Leshchinsky

    Original Paper 01 June 2018 Pages: 2459 - 2472

    

21. Investigation on shear modulus and damping ratio of Algiers marls under cyclic and dynamic loading conditions

    • Samir Bedr
    • Nourredine Mezouar
    • Giuseppe Lanzo

    Original Paper 02 June 2018 Pages: 2473 - 2493

    

22. Optimization approach for determining rainfall duration-intensity thresholds for debris flow forecasting

    • Min-Hao Wu
    • J. P. Wang
    • I-Chia Chen

    Original Paper 04 June 2018 Pages: 2495 - 2501

    

23. Slope stability analysis of mine waste dumps at a mine site in Southeastern Nigeria

    • Ogbonnaya Igwe
    • Chidinma Chukwu

    Original Article 06 June 2018 Pages: 2503 - 2517

    

24. Numerical and experimental study on the formation mode of a landslide dam and its influence on dam breaching

    • G.-W. Zhao
    • Y.-J. Jiang
    • P.-P. Ding

    Original Paper 10 March 2018 Pages: 2519 - 2533

    

25. Influence of counter-tilted failure surface angle on the stability of rock slopes subjected to block toppling failure mechanisms

    • Victor Mwango Bowa
    • Yuanyou Xia

    Original Paper 12 March 2018 Pages: 2535 - 2550

    

26. Site response analysis of the Kashmir valley during the 8 October 2005 Kashmir earthquake (M_w 7.6) using a geotechnical dataset

    • Hamid Sana
    • Sankar Kumar Nath
    • Karandeep Singh Gujral

    Original Paper 12 March 2018 Pages: 2551 - 2563

    

27. A new predictor parameter for production rate of ornamental stones

    • Amin Jamshidi

    Original Paper 13 March 2018 Pages: 2565 - 2574

    

28. Partially saturated flow from sand into a discrete smooth open vertical fracture at the soil–rock interface: experimental studies

    • Luke B. Brouwers
    • Matthys A. Dippenaar

    Original Paper 15 March 2018 Pages: 2575 - 2590

    

29. Use of multi-source remote sensing images to describe the sudden Shanshucao landslide in the Three Gorges Reservoir, China

    • Haifeng Huang
    • Kun Song
    • Guodong Zhang

    Original Paper 17 March 2018 Pages: 2591 - 2610

    

30. A stability analysis of a layered-soil slope based on random field

    • Xiao-Ping Zhou
    • Bin-Zhan Zhu
    • Louis Ngai Yuen Wong

    Original Paper 17 March 2018 Pages: 2611 - 2625

    

31. Impacts of the petrophysical and diagenetic aspects on the geomechanical properties of the dolomitic sequence of Gebel El-Halal, Sinai, Egypt

    • Bassem S. Nabawy
    • Ahmed Abd El Aal

    Original Paper 26 March 2018 Pages: 2627 - 2640

    

32. Investigation of a methane flare during the excavation of the Silvan irrigation tunnel, Turkey

    • Mustafa Ayhan
    • Deniz Aydın
    • Askeri Karakuş

    Original Paper 26 March 2018 Pages: 2641 - 2652

    

33. Influence of fault zone on the respect distance and margin for excavation: a case study of the F4 fault in the Jijicao rock block, China

    • Peixing Zhang
    • Xiaozhao Li
    • Xihe Yao

    Original Paper 02 April 2018 Pages: 2653 - 2669

    

34. Impact protection of bridge piers against rockfall

    • Siming He
    • Shuaixing Yan
    • Wei Liu

    Original Paper 02 April 2018 Pages: 2671 - 2680

    

35. Experimental analysis and modeling of the mechanical behavior of breccia lava in the dam foundation of the Baihetan Hydropower Project

    • Chaojun Jia
    • Weiya Xu
    • Jun Yu

    Original Paper 02 April 2018 Pages: 2681 - 2695

    

36. Utilization of the accelerated weathering test method for evaluating the durability of sedimentary rocks

    • Davood Fereidooni
    • Reza Khajevand

    Original Paper 02 April 2018 Pages: 2697 - 2716

    

37. Predicting the average size of blasted rocks in aggregate quarries using artificial neural networks

    • Lamprini Dimitraki
    • Basile Christaras
    • Nikolas Arampelos

    Original Paper 02 April 2018 Pages: 2717 - 2729

    

38. V shaped gully method for controlling rockfall on high-steep slopes in China

    • Zhu Chun
    • Tao Zhigang
    • Zhao Shuai

    Original Paper 02 April 2018 Pages: 2731 - 2747

    

39. Domains of seismic noise response in faulted limestone (central Apennines, Italy): insights into fault-related site effects and seismic hazard

    • G. Vignaroli
    • S. Giallini
    • A. Avalle

    Original Paper 10 April 2018 Pages: 2749 - 2768

    

40. Investigating mechanics of conglomeratic rocks: influence of clast size distribution, scale and properties of clast and interparticle cement

    • Mian Sohail Akram
    • Glenn Bruce Sharrock
    • Rudra Mitra

    Original Paper 12 April 2018 Pages: 2769 - 2788

    

41. 3D mapping of discontinuity traces using fusion of point cloud and image data

    • Peng Zhang
    • Qianyun Zhao
    • Hehua Zhu

    Original Paper 13 April 2018 Pages: 2789 - 2801

    

42. Preliminary approach for prioritizing resource allocation for rock fall hazard investigations based on susceptibility mapping and efficient three-dimensional trajectory modelling

    • Renato Macciotta
    • C. Derek Martin

    Original Paper 16 April 2018 Pages: 2803 - 2815

    

43. Cement take estimation using neural networks and statistical analysis in Bakhtiari and Karun 4 dam sites, in south west of Iran

    • Ebrahim Rahimi
    • Ebrahim Sharifi Teshnizi
    • Ehsan Motamed Al-shariati

    Original Paper 16 April 2018 Pages: 2817 - 2834

    

44. Enhancing the accuracy of rainfall-induced landslide prediction along mountain roads with a GIS-based random forest classifier

    • Viet-Hung Dang
    • Tien Bui Dieu
    • Nhat-Duc Hoang

    Original Paper 16 April 2018 Pages: 2835 - 2849

    

45. A review on land subsidence caused by groundwater withdrawal in Xi’an, China

    • Ya-Qiong Wang
    • Zhi-Feng Wang
    • Wen-Chieh Cheng

    Original Paper 16 April 2018 Pages: 2851 - 2863

    

46. A novel hybrid intelligent model of support vector machines and the MultiBoost ensemble for landslide susceptibility modeling

    • Binh Thai Pham
    • Abolfazl Jaafari
    • Dieu Tien Bui

    Original Paper 17 April 2018 Pages: 2865 - 2886

    

47. Determining the principles of tunnel support based on the engineering geological behaviour types: example of a tunnel in tectonically disturbed heterogeneous rock in Serbia

    • Vassilis Marinos
    • Andreas Goricki
    • Eleutherios Malandrakis

    Original Paper 18 April 2018 Pages: 2887 - 2902

    

48. GIS-based multicriteria evaluation of foundation conditions

    • Lucia Dunčková
    • Martin Bednarik
    • Rudolf Tornyai

    Original Paper 21 April 2018 Pages: 2903 - 2917

    

49. Liquefaction potential of Agartala City in Northeast India using a GIS platform

    • Shuvankar Das
    • Sima Ghosh
    • J. R. Kayal

    Original Paper 25 April 2018 Pages: 2919 - 2931

    

50. The use of tunnelling parameters and spoil characteristics to assess soil types: a case study from alluvial deposits at a pipejacking project site

    • Wen-Chieh Cheng
    • James C. Ni
    • Jack Shuilong Shen

    Original Paper 03 May 2018 Pages: 2933 - 2942