43. Landsliding in the coastal slopes of Capo Spulico area in the Gulf of Taranto
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Published:1991
B. D'Elia, MSc, DIC, G. Lanzo, M. Rossi-Doria, 1991. "43. Landsliding in the coastal slopes of Capo Spulico area in the Gulf of Taranto", Slope stability engineering developments and applications: Proceedings of the international conference on slope stability organized by the Institution of Civil Engineers and held on the Isle of Wight on 15–18 April 1991, The Institution of Civil Engineers
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The study aims at ascertaining the factors governing the stability conditions of the coastal slopes of Capo Spulico. The slopes are modelled in a structurally complex clayshale formation. The climate is semi-arid. Slumps are the most common type of landslide often feeding some 100-m long earthflows. Landslide activity is discontinuous. In the latest 40 years, landsliding occurred after long periods of continuous rainfall. In the periods of moderate rainfall, landsliding was scarce. The effective rainfall regime appears to be the factor governing both intense landsliding and the slow movements of landslide bodies. As to the role played by the sea, it can be defined of “moderate erosion”.
INTRODUCTION
GEOMORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES
SOILS AND ROCKS
SOIL PROPERTIES
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
METEOMARINE CONDITIONS
SLOPE STABILITY
STABILITY ANALYSIS
LANDSLIDING AND SEA EROSION
CONCLUSIONS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
REFERENCES
