A study of the slope failure along the Dujiangyan to Wenchuan Highway after the Wenchuan earthquake

Geological hazards induced by the Wenchuan Ms.8.0 earthquake along the Dujiangyan to Wenchuan Highway are especially severe and have serious effect on the safe riding along the highway and reconstructions.In order to prevent and reduce disasters effectively,main failure modes of slope,geohazard susceptibility distribution section and prevention suggestions in the area have been studied on the basis of the field investigations and statistic analysis of available data.The results show that main da...