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Importance of Microtextural and Geochemical Characterizations of Soils on Landslide Sites  

Kim Kyeong-Su (Geological & Environmental Hazards Div., Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources)
Choo Chang-Oh (Dept. of Geology, Kyungpook National University)
Booh Seong-An (Groundwater research lab., Rulal Research Institute, KARICO)
Jeong Gyo-Cheol (Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Andong National University)
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The Journal of Engineering Geology / v.15, no.4, 2005 , pp. 447-462 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purposes of this study are to evaluate and discuss the importance of geochemical properties of soil materials that play an important role in the occurrence of the landslide, using analyses of microtexture, particle size distribution, XRC, and FE-SEM equipped with energy dispersive spectrum on soils collected from landslide slopes of gneiss, granite and sedimentary rock areas. Soils from gneiss and granite areas where landslides took place have much clay content relative to those from non landslide areas, particularly pronounced in the granite area. Therefore the clay content is considered a sensitive factor on landslide. Clay minerals contained in soils are illite, chlorite, kaolinite and montmorillonite. Especially the content of clay minerals in soils from the Tertiary sedimentary rocks is highest, with abundant montmorillonite as expandable species. It is believed that this area was much vulnerable to landslide comparable to other areas because of its high content of monoorillonite, even though there might be weak precipitation. Since no conspicuous differentiation in mineralogy between the landslide area and non landslide area can be made, the occurrence of landslide may be influenced not by mineralogy, but by local geography and mechanical properties of soils. Geochemical information on weathering properties, mineralogy, and microtexture of soils is helpful to better understand the causes and patterns of landslide, together with engineering geological analyses.
Keywords
landslide; soils; microtexture; particle size distribution; clay mineral; geochemical information;
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