The influence of thrust faulting on deep-seated slope gravitational deformation in southern Taiwan

  • R. F. Chen
  • , C. W. Lin
  • , H. H. Lin
  • , Y. C. Hsieh
  • , C. L. Wang
  • , K. P. Cheng
  • , T. C. Chen

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Abstract

Meilong River catchment has been chosen to illustrate the influence of thrust faulting on deep-seated slope gravitational deformation in southern Taiwan. We identified morpho-tectonic features using the 1 m resolution LiDAR derived DEM, aerial photographs and field observations. In the 5.2 km2 catchment, over 10 deep-seated landslides sized over 10 ha have been recognized. Furthermore, a 700 m to 800 m thick faulted material composed of gouge, breccia and intensively fractured metamorphosed metamorphised argillite with thin bedded sandstone was found. Drilling cores from five boreholes with a depth of 120 m to 140 m also support the results of field observations. Fault slip data measured in the field exhibit thrust-type movement that can be used to differentiate faulted material from tectonic origin rather than from gravitation sliding. Besides, as the sliding behavior of identified deep-seated landslides is much more similar to homogeneous cohesive soil than rocks, most of deep-seated landslides observed in the catchments exhibits rotational sliding behavior, which is different from the plane or wedge sliding behavior in most rock slopes in mountainous region of Taiwan.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication17th European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, ECSMGE 2019 - Proceedings
EditorsHaraldur Sigursteinsson, Sigurour Erlingsson, Sigurour Erlingsson, Bjarni Bessason
PublisherInternational Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
ISBN (Electronic)9789935943613
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019
Event17th European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, ECSMGE 2019 - Reykjavik, Iceland
Duration: 2019 Sept 12019 Sept 6

Publication series

Name17th European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, ECSMGE 2019 - Proceedings
Volume2019-September

Conference

Conference17th European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, ECSMGE 2019
Country/TerritoryIceland
CityReykjavik
Period19-09-0119-09-06

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Soil Science
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology

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