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| Content Provider | Springer Nature Link |
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| Author | Sujatha, E. Ramani Rajamanickam, Victor |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Abstract | This paper deals with the landslide susceptibility zonation of Tevankarai Ar sub-watershed using weighted similar choice fuzzy method in a GIS environment. There has been a rapid increase in landslide occurrences in the Kodaikkanal town and area surrounding the town specially in the settlements around the town and road links leading to and from the town. This necessitates a detailed study of slope instability problems in this area. It is observed that these incidences occur frequently during the monsoon and summer showers. Rainfall is identified as the prime triggering factor. Eleven physical factors that cause instability are identified as causative factors from the field investigations and landslide occurrences. Land use pattern, slope gradient, curvature and aspect, weathering index which are evaluated from the weathering ratios of different chemical constituents of the three major lithological variations, soil type, hydraulic conductivity of soil and soil thickness, geomorphology, drainage, and lineament have been utilized to prepare the spatial variation. A weighted similar choice fuzzy model which ranks a set of alternatives by identifying the similarity between the outcome of alternatives and outcome of ideal alternatives is used to rank the causative factors. Each causative factor is classified into sub-categories and rated based on their effect on stimulating the landslide event using qualitative judgment derived from field studies and landslide history. The prepared thematic maps of causative factors are integrated, utilizing the GIS software Arcmap. The outcome has projected the low, moderate, high, and very high landslide susceptibility zones. The high-hazard and very high-hazard areas fall in the northwestern part characterized by croplands and agricultural plantations, while the moderate hazard zones are seen in prominent settlements and low-hazard zones are observed in the sparse settlements and zones of less agricultural activity. The model is verified using the relative landslide density (R) index, and the susceptibility map is found to be consistent with the mapped landslide incidences. The results from this study illustrate that the use of weighted similar choice fuzzy method is suitable for landslide susceptibility mapping on regional scale in growing hill towns as Kodaikkanal town. |
| Starting Page | 401 |
| Ending Page | 425 |
| Page Count | 25 |
| File Format | |
| ISSN | 0921030X |
| Journal | Natural Hazards |
| Volume Number | 59 |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| e-ISSN | 15730840 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer Netherlands |
| Publisher Date | 2011-03-16 |
| Publisher Place | Dordrecht |
| Access Restriction | One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) |
| Subject Keyword | Landslide Weighted similar choice fuzzy method GIS Susceptibility map R index Geophysics/Geodesy Hydrogeology Environmental Management Civil Engineering Geotechnical Engineering |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Atmospheric Science Water Science and Technology |
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