A simplified early-warning system for imminent landslide prediction based on failure index fragility curves developed through numerical analysis

Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 1406-1425

  Ozturk, Ugur ^a   Tarakegn, Yalelet Alemnew ^b,c   Longoni, Laura ^b   Brambilla, Davide ^b   Papini, Monica ^b   Jensen, Jürgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIEGEN   (Germany)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c Defence Construction Enterprise   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALARM SYSTEMS; DATA HANDLING; HAZARDS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; LANDSLIDES; RISKS;

ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUE; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; HETEROGENEOUS MATERIAL PROPERTIES; LANDSLIDE PREDICTION; PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT; REAL-TIME DATA PROCESSING; TECHNICAL CHALLENGES; TIME-CONSUMING TASKS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84934311678     PISSN: 19475705     EISSN: 19475713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19475705.2015.1058863     Document Type: Article

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