Preliminary results of landslide characteristics due to rainfall in the city of Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico using physical modelling

• Published in: Transactions on ecology and the environment Vol. 145; pp. 623 - 630
• Main Authors: SOARES, J, GARCIA, C, INZUNZA, E, HERNANDEZ, J. M, OLGUIN, J. E, CAMARGO, C, ROUSSEAU, P, SANDOVAL, C, MEDINA, A. G
• Format: Conference Proceeding Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Southampton WIT Press 2011; W I T Press
• Subjects: Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Engineering and environment geology. Geothermics; Exact sciences and technology; Geological hazards; Landslides; Natural hazards: prediction, damages, etc; Rainfall; Sliding; Soil analysis; Mexico; Baja California Mexico; risk assessment; rainfall; atmospheric precipitation; North America; granulometry; instruments; physical models; rocks; slip; displacements; landslides; Natural hazards; soils; laboratory studies
• ISBN: 1845645146; 9781845645144
• ISSN: 1746-448X; 1743-3541; 1743-3541
• DOI: 10.2495/WRM110551

The overall objective of this project is to produce maps identifying potential landslide hazard areas in the city of Ensenada, Baja California Mexico. In this paper we present the results of the granulometric analysis for 7 soil samples of different sites in the city that are subject to landslide or rock displacement hazard. We also present the tests done on the physical sliding model and a comparison between the sites and the model observations. The results show some consistency between the sliding model and the field observations.