Key Problems Controlling the Geological Hazards in the Three-Gorges Reservoir Area
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The geological hazards poses a serious challenge to the ecological system in the region of the Three-Gorge Reservoir area, including landslides, rockfalls, debris flow and water quality control. This paper presents a systematic analysis of the key problems in controlling the geological hazards in the Three-Gorge reservoir area with focus on problems of landslides and rockfalls, and proposes solution measures in four main aspects: 1) development of reliable laboratory testing and field monitoring equipment and technology which can measure the hydro-mechanical properties of potential sliding surfaces, so to determinate the shear strength of a sliding landmass and its controlling parameters, especially over long periods of time and varying hydraulic conditions; 2) development of reliable methods of characterization of the water-level fluctuations of the reservoir as well as the vulnerable landmasses on its banks, and to standardize the methods for stability assessment of rockfalls and landslides with site specific geological and climatic conditions, and to provide the theoretic al foundations for predicting landmass movements and engineering measures for their prevention; 3) development of reliable in situ long-term monitoring technologies which can automatically and continuously collect the varied changes of key physical parameters controlling the evolution of moving landmasses, so to prepare the pre-sliding warning alarm information in time; 4) development of theoretical analysis tools based on the modern theory of nonlinear and irreversible processes, which is used to study the failure mechanism of rockfalls and landslides and their control methods.
