Sedimentological characteristics and their relationship with landsliding in the Bhilangana Basin, Garhwal Himalaya, India

Author:

Pandey Vijendra,Sharma Milap Chand

Abstract

Every year during the Indian Summer Monsoon, large landslides occur in the Lesser and the Greater Himalayan rock formations, triggered by intense rainfall episodes coupled with physiography and anthropogenic activities. The present study investigates the slope failure mechanism's relationship with slope material compositions. Hence, sediment samples of 25 landslides were collected along the road corridors. These samples were collected from the Lesser and Greater Himalayan ranges and rock formations. The sediment was collected from the active landslides to understand particle size, clay content, moisture content, mineral composition, crystallographic structures, and the influence of geomorphic processes on the landslide failure processes. The samples were analyzed using a sieve, X-ray Diffractometry (XRD), and Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to accomplish the study's objectives. The analysis indicates that the Lesser Himalayan meta-sedimentary rock formations have a high composition of fine and medium-size particles, lesser quartz mineral compositions with calcite, and a highly crushed and fractured presence, conchoidal fractures types of morphological features. Micrographs obtained from the schist and phyllite rock of the Lesser Himalayan origin shows highly sheared and crushing, crystal overgrowth; and, in turn, have a higher susceptibility to landslides. The relationship between slope materials and instability has shown a definite pattern in the study area. The debris flow and slump have a comparatively higher percentage of clay and silt compared to debris fall, debris slide, and rockfall. The particle size composition of sediment collected from the slip zone is significantly related to the types of landslides. The present study is helpful in understanding the sediment composition and slope failure mechanism.

Publisher

Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Subject

General Earth and Planetary Sciences

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