Mechanism of the December 2015 Catastrophic Landslide at the Shenzhen Landfill and Controlling Geotechnical Risks of Urbanization

Mechanism of the December 2015 Catastrophic Landslide at the Shenzhen Landfill and Controlling Geotechnical Risks of Urbanization

This paper presents findings from an investigation of the large-scale construction solid waste (CSW) landslide that occurred at a landfill at Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, on December 20, 2015, and which killed 77 people and destroyed 33 houses. The landslide involved 2.73×106 m3 of CSW and affected a...

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Main Authors: Yueping Yin, Bin Li, Wenpei Wang, Liangtong Zhan, Qiang Xue, Yang Gao, Nan Zhang, Hongqi Chen, Tiankui Liu, Aiguo Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-06-01
Series:Engineering
Subjects:
Construction solid waste (CSW)
Landfill landslide
Factor of safety (FOS)
Geotechnical risk
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S209580991630950X

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