Meetings and conferences
Quebec
Canada
1st international workshop on landslides in sensitive clays (IWLSC)
Organizer(s)
Laval University
Ministry of Transportation, Quebec
Format
In person
Venue
Laval University
Date
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The workshop aims to provide an international perspective of landslides in sensitive clays and their consequences. The workshop shall provide a broad coverage of the scientific and engineering aspects of geo-hazards related to sensitive clays.
Workshop themes include:
- Sensitive clays: source, nature, development, characterization and extent
- Slope development and processes
- Triggering of landslides
- Post-failure behaviour and landslide morphology
- Modeling and slope stability assessment
- Geotechnical and geophysical investigations
- Susceptibility mapping
- Hazard assessment, risk management, regulations and policies
- Landslide precursors and early warning systems
- Stabilizing methods in sensitive clays
Source
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Hazards
Landslide