The reactivation of very large landslides may cause severe damage to society. Its prevention and management requires detailed information on the geometry and structure of these landslides, but the use of standard techniques (boreholes) may be prohibitive from an economic point of view. To overcome these difficulties, geophysical techniques are of special interest because they allow for studying very large areas at a reasonable cost. In this paper, we present a case study wherein the analysis of ambient noise allowed us to produce a model of a large landslide near Granada (southern Spain). The geometry and location of the failure zone, as well as the assessment of the state of involved materials, were estimated by combining two available boreholes and different geophysical techniques (downhole tests and the spectral analysis of ambient noise, horizontal to vertical spectral ratios (HVSR) and the frequency‐wavenumber (f‐k) methods). The results have allowed us to differentiate between values within the landslide mass with respect to those of stable materials, and to perform for the first time a comprehensive geological model of this unstable mass. Differences were also observed within the landslide mass (earth flow vs. slide zones), which are attributed to differences in the degree of alteration and the disturbance of the internal structure of materials constituting the landslide mass. These results show that techniques based on the measurement of ambient noise are of special interest for studying very large, highly remolded landslide masses.

Ambient noise measurements to constrain the geological structure of the Güevéjar landslide (S Spain) / Delgado, José; José Galiana‐Merino, Juan; García‐tortosa, Francisco J.; Garrido, Jesús; Lenti, Luca; Martino, Salvatore; Peláez, José A.; Rodríguez‐peces, Martín J.; Sanz de Galdeano, Carlos; Soler‐llorens, Juan L.. - In: APPLIED SCIENCES. - ISSN 2076-3417. - 11:(2021), pp. 1-18. [10.3390/app11041454]

Ambient noise measurements to constrain the geological structure of the Güevéjar landslide (S Spain)

Salvatore Martino;
2021

Abstract

The reactivation of very large landslides may cause severe damage to society. Its prevention and management requires detailed information on the geometry and structure of these landslides, but the use of standard techniques (boreholes) may be prohibitive from an economic point of view. To overcome these difficulties, geophysical techniques are of special interest because they allow for studying very large areas at a reasonable cost. In this paper, we present a case study wherein the analysis of ambient noise allowed us to produce a model of a large landslide near Granada (southern Spain). The geometry and location of the failure zone, as well as the assessment of the state of involved materials, were estimated by combining two available boreholes and different geophysical techniques (downhole tests and the spectral analysis of ambient noise, horizontal to vertical spectral ratios (HVSR) and the frequency‐wavenumber (f‐k) methods). The results have allowed us to differentiate between values within the landslide mass with respect to those of stable materials, and to perform for the first time a comprehensive geological model of this unstable mass. Differences were also observed within the landslide mass (earth flow vs. slide zones), which are attributed to differences in the degree of alteration and the disturbance of the internal structure of materials constituting the landslide mass. These results show that techniques based on the measurement of ambient noise are of special interest for studying very large, highly remolded landslide masses.
2021
landslide; geophysical prospecting; ambient noise; f‐k technique; HVSR
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Ambient noise measurements to constrain the geological structure of the Güevéjar landslide (S Spain) / Delgado, José; José Galiana‐Merino, Juan; García‐tortosa, Francisco J.; Garrido, Jesús; Lenti, Luca; Martino, Salvatore; Peláez, José A.; Rodríguez‐peces, Martín J.; Sanz de Galdeano, Carlos; Soler‐llorens, Juan L.. - In: APPLIED SCIENCES. - ISSN 2076-3417. - 11:(2021), pp. 1-18. [10.3390/app11041454]
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