Landslides: Evaluation And Stabilization/glissement De Terrain: Evaluation Et Stabilisation, Set Of 2 Volumes: Proceedings Of The Ninth International Symposium ... June 28 -july 2, 2004 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

This book comprises the Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium on Landslides, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from June 28 to July 2, 2004. State-of-the-art information on the latest developments in Landslide Studies is presented by invited lecture reports, specialized panel contributions and 244 technical papers, grouped in the following themes: mapping and geological models in landslide hazard assessment; advances in rock and mine slopes design; field instrumentation and laboratory investigations; pre-failure mechanics of landslides in soil and rock; mechanisms of slow active landslides; post-failure mechanics of landslides; stabilization methods and risk reduction measures.