Landslides, earthquakes, and other natural events can change the landscape and generate
human and economic losses, affecting transportation and public service infrastructure. In …

The landslide susceptibility assessment (LSA) of bedrock and overburden layer slopes
subjected to earthquake action remains a challenging issue. In this study, an LSA method …

An expeditious and precise slope stability assessment approach is required to mitigate the
personnel and economic losses due slope failure disaster. This study successfully …

Landslide susceptibility mapping (LSM) is a major measure for disaster prevention and
control. This paper proposes an incremental learning random forest model that uses random …

The construction of sustainable road and highway networks in the world, despite numerous
feasibility, pre-feasibility and execution studies, are always confronted with the demands …

Accepted: 29 November 2021 Zaruma, a heritage city of Ecuador with a rich geological
mining history, it suffers from technical problems of stability. The Humberto Molina Hospital …

Featured Application Spatial development planning, construction of high-rise buildings,
construction with the use of deep excavations in areas near slopes (especially in urban …

Rock quality designation (RQD) index is useful for assessing rock mass quality and slope
instabilities. The traditional method of calculating RQD, such as drilling, suffers several …

Worldwide earthquakes have caused a total of 719,501 human victim and 1,344.8 billion
dollars in economic losses between 2000-2021. The Santa Elena province (Ecuador) is …

Landslides affecting life and property losses has become a serious threat in various
countries worldwide which highlights the importance of slope stability and mitigation. The …