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LANDSLIDE BRUS, TRANSLATIONAL BLOCK SLIDING IN FLYSCH ROCK MASS (2010)

Landslide Brus was occurred in April 2005, near Brus village in Istria, Croatia. Landslide is typical  block sliding and landslide body consists of practically unique flysch rock mass block, 150 m long and 35 m wide. 
Sliding was occurred momentary, without previous announcement signs of possible instability. The area of North Istria  is composed of flysch deposits of Paleogene age. Superficial deposits are made of considerable thick packages, with alternating layers of siltstones, marls and sandstones. Landslide body is composed of flysch rock mass in thickness of 10 
m. Sliding surface is formed through bedding planes of siltstone layers. The sliding was caused by the unfavorable dip orientation of deposit layers in the slope, and additionally by the river erosion in the toe in combination with unfavorable hydrogeological conditions.
Reference:
Proceedings of the European Rock Mechanics Symposium (Eurock 2010)
Organization:
University of Rijeka, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Rijeka, Croatia; Institute IGH, Rijeka, Croatia
Croatia
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