Application of Geophysical Methods in Landslide Danger Assessment within the Slopes of Kremlin in Nizhny Novgorod

Abstract

Abstract The article discusses the experience of applying a complex of methods of engineering geophysics (seismic exploration and electrical prospecting) in assessing landslide hazard and the opportunities of their use for engineering protection measures on the slopes of Nizhny Novgorod. The article substantiates the urgency of the problem for the slopes of Nizhny Novgorod, provides an example of research and calculations on a slope area subject to deformation due to the activation of landslide processes. The main features of the landslide formation process study on the slopes of historical natural and technical systems are presented. The experience of using the engineering geophysics methods is summarized and the prospects for their use on the studied slopes are assessed.