Laboratory Based Physical Investigation of Rainfall Induced Landslide with Soil Moisture Content Measurements

Abstract

Countless lives are lost every year throughout the world due to slope failures. This problem is more prevalent in mountainous areas. Invaluable lives could be saved if proper warning is given beforehand. Researches all around the world are being done so that systems could be developed that can forecast the disaster before it inflicts damage. Technological advancements have led to close the gap for this feat. But there is still time, before its preciseness could be close to inch-perfect and the technology becomes accessible for every community. The biggest problem lies with vastness in nature and properties of soil slopes.