Journal
LANDSLIDES
Volume 11, Issue 2, Pages 167-194Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s10346-013-0436-y
Keywords
Classification of landslides; Typology; Materials; Mechanisms; Engineering geology; Geotechnical engineering
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The goal of this article is to revise several aspects of the well-known classification of landslides, developed by Varnes (1978). The primary recommendation is to modify the definition of landslide-forming materials, to provide compatibility with accepted geotechnical and geological terminology of rocks and soils. Other, less important modifications of the classification system are suggested, resulting from recent developments of the landslide science. The modified Varnes classification of landslides has 32 landslide types, each of which is backed by a formal definition. The definitions should facilitate backward compatibility of the system as well as possible translation to other languages. Complex landslides are not included as a separate category type, but composite types can be constructed by the user of the classification by combining two or more type names, if advantageous.
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