Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10687594 | Geothermics | 2005 | 13 Pages |
Abstract
Simple, yet reliable, field criteria have been developed and are being used to qualitatively assess slope instability and slope failure potential in Philippine geothermal fields. Based on a hazard assessment classification of slopes along corridor facilities, sites for implementation of engineering measures are selected. Two case studies are presented. In Mindanao field, the “very high-risk” classification of an area resulted in the installation of pipe shelters, which subsequently shielded a section of a pipeline from landslides. Follow-up monitoring is also conducted using cheap, locally fabricated tools, such as surface extensometers. This is being done in Leyte field, where a landslide has threatened a transmission line tower.
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Authors
Raymund D. Leynes, Winston P.C. Pioquinto, Joeffrey A. Caranto,