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Susceptibility assessments of landslides in Hulu Kelang area using a geographic information system-based prediction model

Jeong, S. and Kassim, A. and Hong, M. and Saadatkhah, N. (2018) Susceptibility assessments of landslides in Hulu Kelang area using a geographic information system-based prediction model. Sustainability (Switzerland), 10 (8). ISSN 2071-1050

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su10082941

Abstract

This study was conducted to estimate the susceptibility of landslides on a test site in Malaysia (Hulu Kelang area). A Geographic Information system (GIS)-based physical model named YS-Slope, which integrates a mechanistic infinite slope stability method and the geo-hydrological model was applied to calculate the safety factor of the test site. Input data, slopes, soil-depth, elevations, soil properties and plant covers were constructed as GIS datasets. The factor of safety of shallow landslides along the wetting front and deep-seated landslides at the bottom of the groundwater were estimated to compare with the analysis results of the existing model and actual landslides in 2008. According to the results of the study, shallow landslides mainly occurred in the central area which has many historical landslides, while deep-seated landslides were predominant in the east side of the study area. A ROC analysis was conducted and it is shown that the prediction result at the end of the northeast monsoon for shallow landslides showed relatively high accuracy compared with other predictions.

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:Groundwater flow, Landslide susceptibility, Physical model, Rainfall-induced landslide
Subjects:G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General) > G70.212-70.215 Geographic information system
Divisions:Geoinformation and Real Estate
ID Code:79682
Deposited By: Fazli Masari
Deposited On:28 Jan 2019 06:38
Last Modified:28 Jan 2019 06:38

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