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On May 12, 2008, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake hit Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province resulted in great loss of life and properties. Besides, abundant landslides and slope failures were triggered in the most seriously hit areas and caused disastrous damages to infrastructures and public facilities. Moreover, abundant unstable slopes caused by the quake have the potential to cause damages for a considerable long period of time. The variety of these slopes and the corresponding treatments are connected with the topographical and geological conditions of the sites. It is decided to document and identify some of these major slope instabilities caused by the earthquake and their treatments. The paper shows the condition of a road in Dujiangyan through in situ explorations. The case history showed significant implications to the reconstruction of the quake-hit regions and future disaster prevention and management works.
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Li, X., He, S. Seismically induced slope instabilities and the corresponding treatments: the case of a road in the Wenchuan earthquake hit region. J. Mt. Sci. 6, 96–100 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11629-009-0197-1
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11629-009-0197-1