Landslides and Their Stabilization

1 Introduction.- 1.1 Definition.- 1.2 Economic Significance of Landslide Stabilization.- 2 Characteristic Types of Landslides and Alternatives for Their Stabilization.- 3 Main Causes of Landslides.- 3.1 Geological Causes.- 3.2 Morphological Causes.- 3.3 Physical Causes.- 3.4 Physicochemical Structure Changes of Silt and Clay Soils.- 3.5 Action of Water in Soil.- 4 Theoretical Basis for the Calculation of Slope Safety.- 4.1 Safety Conditions in a Slope with Slope-Parallel, Planar, Infinite Slip Surface.- 4.2 Methods for Calculating Slope Safety Regardless of Subsoil Structure.- 4.3 Critical Evaluation of Methods of Calculating Slope Safety and Suggestions for Improvement.- 5 Field and Laboratory Investigations.- 5.1 Field Investigations.- 5.2 Laboratory Investigations.- 6 Methods for the Stabilization of Landslides.- 6.1 The Morphology of the Terrain Remains Unchanged.- 6.2 The Morphology of the Terrain is in Part Significantly Changed.- 6.3 Synoptic Description of Characteristic Landslides.- 6.4 Additional Stabilization Measures.- 6.5 Durability of Stabilization Measures.- 6.6 Symbols Used in Soil Profiles.- 7 Physical Chemistry of Landslides in Silt and Clay Soils.- 7.1 Introduction.- 7.2 Highly Disperse (Colloidal) Soil Components.- 8 Closing Remarks.- References.