Damage to Natural and Engineering Slopes (Dam Slopes) Caused by Water: Mechanism, Risk Assessment, Monitoring, Warning, and Prevention Technology
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Hydrogeology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 32
Special Issue Editors
Interests: rock mechanics; soil mechanics; geohazards; glacial lake outburst floods; tailings ponds; red beds
Interests: solid waste utilization; tunnel engineering; tailing pond; soil mechanics; rock mechanics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Water is regarded as a critical factor in triggering slope collapses. The increasing frequency of human activities and extreme weather events brings a heightened risk of water-induced instability to both natural and engineered slopes. However, the diversity of natural geological environments and their variations across different geographical conditions complicate the mechanisms and risk assessment of water-induced slope failure. With advancements in slope hazard monitoring and early warning technologies, it has become feasible to rapidly detect changes in slope conditions and achieve early warnings. Against this background, studying the mechanisms of water-induced slope destabilization, risk assessment, monitoring and warning systems, and prevention technologies is of great significance. Such research provides a scientific basis and technical support for future disaster prevention and engineering design.
This Special Issue collects research articles on basic and cutting-edge scientific advances related to water-induced slope problems. We welcome submissions on topics such as geotechnical experiments, in situ testing, theoretical analysis, numerical modeling, data fusion, and field investigations using remote sensing. Studies related to geological and environmental hazard assessment and prevention are also encouraged. We particularly welcome research on water-related geohazards aimed at addressing multi-scale and interdisciplinary challenges.
This Special Issue focuses on, but is not limited to, the following aspects:
- Mechanisms of rainfall-induced slope instability;
- Hydrological and mechanical interactions in slope stability;
- Effects of rainfall infiltration and surface runoff on slope erosion;
- Groundwater dynamics and its influence on slope failure;
- Numerical modeling of slope destabilization processes;
- Geotechnical tests;
- Theoretical and experimental studies on the evaluation of the stability of rock masses on complex slopes;
- Case studies of slope stability;
- Development of new monitoring technologies and predictive models for early warning systems;
- Geohazard prevention;
- Geohazard risk assessment.
Prof. Dr. Wensong Wang
Dr. Yonghao Yang
Dr. Jie Tan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- water-induced geohazard
- slope stability
- geotechnical tests
- hazard assessment
- monitoring
- early warning
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