EFFECT OF THE CURVATURE PARAMETER AND İTS CLASSİFİCATİON ON LANDSLİDES

Abstract

The first question that generally comes to mind about the curvature parameter is whether this parameter is suitable for the study area. This question uses every parameter to be asked, but some effects that are implemented incorrectly, such as curvilinearity, raise question marks. As a result of technical errors and conceptual confusion regarding the parameter, the landslide area defined as concave by one researcher may be defined as convex by another researcher. For this reason, some researchers state that they contradict the literature and produce results contrary to their expectations. Due to such negativities, there is no consensus in the literature regarding curvilinearity parameters. This determination was used for 64 areas selected for curvature parameters in three different classes and the prices of their changes in total. By examining the maximum and minimum distributions in the landslide area, it was investigated what kind of change it caused in concave, convex and flat areas depending on the terrain. As a result of the analysis, it was revealed that class intervals that could not be determined correctly resulted in cracks in the landslide capacity proportional distributions. Thus, the study achieves the main goal that will facilitate the use of the curvature parameter.