Rockfall assessment near Saptashrungi Gad temple, Nashik, Maharashtra, India

Ansari, M. K.; Ahmad, M.; Singh, Rajesh; Singh, T. N.

doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2012.09.002

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“…The lower most, Salher Formation, is conspicuously dominant in the lower reaches and mainly consists of compound flows. The overlying thick pile of largely compound flows known as Lower Ratnagarh Formation and the next overlying group of compound flows exposed is called as Upper Ratnagarh Formation [15]- [17].…”

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Slope Stability Assessment of Saptashrungi Gad Temple, Vani, Nashik, Maharashtra, India—A Numerical Approach

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Ahmad²,

Singh³

et al. 2016

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The worship places in India are usually situated in and around the hilly regions and/or mountainous area and a number of devotees used to visit the holy places in every area for worship. The stability slopes upon which these worship places are located in the hilly and mountainous region are always a major concern. Moreover, heavy precipitation, weathering conditions, seismic disturbances and human activities could cause problem to the stability of such slopes. The effect of slope instability could cause delay in traffic, loss of life of the devotees at pilgrim sites and the loss of the properties. The Saptashrungi gad temple (SGT) situated on basaltic hills belongs to Deccan volcanic and is one among the 51 Shakti Peeths and the most holy place for pilgrims. In this research, the slope stability analysis at SGT hill is assessed using Phase 2, a finite element program along the two parikrama paths: Parikrama Path 1 (or the Badi Parikrama Path "BPP"), and Parikrama Path 2 (or the Chhoti Parikrama Path "CPP"). On the basis of extensive field work, topographic survey, complex geology, orientations of joint sets, hill slope faces and geotechnical conditions, the study area has been divided into eight zones (Zone#01 to Zone#08), and eighteen topographic profiles (AA′ to RR′) are taken from these eight zones for detailed slope stability analysis. The analysis helps to identify the potentially vulnerable slope and zone of instability.

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Slope Stability Assessment of Saptashrungi Gad Temple, Vani, Nashik, Maharashtra, India—A Numerical Approach

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Singh³

et al. 2016

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“…The simulation is carried out using the Rocscience Rocfall program (Rocscience, 2004;Sadagah, 2010;Ansari et al, 2012;Admassu and Shakoor, 2013), which depicts the rockfall as a particle (Piteau and Clayton, 1977) considering the characteristics of rockfall and slope in calculating the results. This study divides the slope areas into 4 types according to geological conditions (Fig.…”

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The mechanism of rockfall disaster: A case study from Badouzih, Keelung, in northern Taiwan

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Chen

Lee³

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“…However, driven by the demand of city building in mountainous areas, research on rockfall attracts more and more attention of domestic and foreign scholars [8,9]. What is more, an increasing number of highway construction projects need the assessment of rockfall hazard to ensure people's lives and property security [10][11][12][13][14]. Literature investigation shows that methods for rockfall analysis can be summarized into three main kinds.…”

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Analysis of Potential Rockfalls on a Highway at High Slopes in Cold-Arid Areas (Northwest Xinjiang, China)

Yang

Shang

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Abstract:In the steep mountainous areas in northwest Xinjiang, where rock mass is broken seriously due to intense freeze thaw weathering, rockfall is one of the most common geological hazards on highway high slopes. Engineering geological investigations on geological hazards along a segment of the G219 highway was conducted, indicating that rockfalls on the high slopes threaten the safety of vehicles on the highway seriously. In this study, a combination of field investigations, laboratory experiments and numerical simulation methods was performed to identify unstable high slopes, simulate the rockfall trajectories and assess the rockfall hazard in the study area. The results show that there are five high slopes (i.e., W01, W02, . . . , W05) where rockfall hazard is extremely serious. Considering both the total kinetic energy and the accumulation rate of blocks, rockfall influence area zonation was performed, leading to the conclusions that the sections of highway on W01 to W05 are located at the medium-intensity low-accumulation zone, high-intensity medium-accumulation zone, high-intensity low-accumulation zone, high-intensity low-accumulation zone and medium-intensity high-accumulation zone, respectively. Based on the analysis, a zonation map was accomplished, which could help engineers select effective mitigation measures against rockfalls to avoid casualty and property losses.

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Rockfall assessment near Saptashrungi Gad temple, Nashik, Maharashtra, India

Cited by 26 publications

References 7 publications

Slope Stability Assessment of Saptashrungi Gad Temple, Vani, Nashik, Maharashtra, India—A Numerical Approach

Slope Stability Assessment of Saptashrungi Gad Temple, Vani, Nashik, Maharashtra, India—A Numerical Approach

The mechanism of rockfall disaster: A case study from Badouzih, Keelung, in northern Taiwan

Analysis of Potential Rockfalls on a Highway at High Slopes in Cold-Arid Areas (Northwest Xinjiang, China)

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