| Title | Kinematic considerations of the Gascons rockslide, Québec (Gaspésie), Canada |
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| Author | Cloutier, C; Locat, J; Lord, P -E; Couture, R; Jaboyedoff, M |
| Source | Landslides and Engineered Slopes: Protecting Society through Improved Understanding; by Eberhardt, E (ed.); Froese, C (ed.); Turner, K (ed.); Leroueil, S (ed.); 2012 p. 1265-1271 |
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| Year | 2012 |
| Alt Series | Earth Sciences Sector, Contribution Series 20110311 |
| Meeting | 11th ISL & 2nd North American Symposium on Landslides; Banff; CA; June 3-8, 2012 |
| Document | book |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper; CD-ROM |
| File format | pdf |
| Province | Quebec |
| NTS | 22A/02 |
| Area | Gaspé; Gascons |
| Lat/Long WENS | -65.0000 -64.5000 48.2500 48.0000 |
| Subjects | engineering geology; landslides; landslide deposits; slope deposits; slope failures; slope stability; slope stability analyses; kinematic analysis |
| Illustrations | location maps; stereonets; plots |
| Program | Public Safety Geoscience Eastern Canada Geohazards Assessment Project |
| Released | 2012 01 01 |
| Abstract | An integrated mass movement monitoring system including ground and satellite observations has been developed for an active coastal rockslide threatening a railroad at Gascons, in the Gaspé Peninsula,
Québec, Canada. The slide consists of an overall wedge failure, involving a volume of 560 000 m³, composed of multiple compartments that are more or less well individualized. A first hypothesis to define boundaries of the blocks forming the sliding
mass is proposed and discussed. Displacements of up to 71.5mm/year are measured. Fine analysis of the kinematic behaviour of the slide will lead to a better evaluation of risk associ-ated with this active rockslide and to the implementation of
warning criteria. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 289682 |
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