CHARACTERISTIC AND TREATMENT OF LANDSLIDE IN HONG KONG

KAN Jing-liang

Journal of Railway Engineering Society ›› 2001, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (1) : 92-96.

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Journal of Railway Engineering Society ›› 2001, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (1) : 92-96.

CHARACTERISTIC AND TREATMENT OF LANDSLIDE IN HONG KONG

  • KAN Jing-liang
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Landslides occurred every year in Hang Kang during, the rainy season on steep nature and man-made slopes. All the landslides are inspected and recorded by the geotechnical engineers and a Landslide Database is established based on the site data. Over the years, there are more than 6 000 landslides are recorded in the Database. This paper describes some common characteristics of landslides occurred on man-made slops in Hong Kong by reviewing the landslide records in the Database. Debris mobility and the relationship of landslides with rainfall are also discussed. A brief introduction is given to the landslides disasters and the landslide preventive measures programs (LPMP) conducted by the Hong Kong government aiming to mitigation of landslide disasters.

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Hong Kong / landslide / treatment

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KAN Jing-liang. CHARACTERISTIC AND TREATMENT OF LANDSLIDE IN HONG KONG[J]. Journal of Railway Engineering Society, 2001, 18(1): 92-96

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