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Engineers use their knowledge of science, mathematics, logic, economics, and appropriate experience or tacit knowledge to find suitable solutions to a problem. Creating an appropriate mathematical model of a problem allows them to analyze it (sometimes definitively), and to test potential solutions. | Reviews in Engineering Geology Volume XV 1 THE fcgs 4 . -r . p - JF GEOLOGICAL lg - SOCIETY OF AMERICA -- t Z-- Catastrophic Landslides Effects Recurrence and Mechanisms k jfeY Edited by Stephen G. Evans and Jerome V. GeGrafE Catastrophic Landslides Effects Occurrence and Mechanisms ediled by Siephen G Evans and Jerome V. DeGraff This volume documents further advances KI our knowledge of catastrophic landslides since the pioneering compilations of the late 197ƠS by Barry Voight It provides a worldwide survey of catastrophic landslide events written try leading authocrties. Catastrophic Landslides begins by drawing upon South America to dramatically illustrate the impact of these phenomena on human populating The occurrence of catastrophic landslides including site-specific insights IS shown through six events of the past 20 years Several other chapters focus on the mechanisms involved with catastrophic landsidcs both in relation to geologic factors in a particular geographic area as well as to specific geologic processes. Cover Mount Cook rock avalanche of December 14. 1991. From the Summit of High Peak Mount Cook Ơ75Ì nr down East Face to the toe of the avaỉancbe depose on Tasman GijJCW is a faO of 272Ồ m and a slope distance of 75 km. For dtfian s see Ptgoro 2 in Chapter 2. Recent rockỉaỉỉs and rock avalanches art Mount Cook National Park New Zealand by MJ McSavency. Photo by Uoyd Homer. December 17 1991 REVIEWS IN ENGINEERING GEOLOGY VOLUME XV CATASTROPHIC LANDSLIDES EFFECTS OCCURRENCE AND MECHANISMS Edited by Stephen G. Evans Geological Survey of Canada Natural Resources Canada 601 Booth Street Ottawa K1A0E8 Canada and Jerome V. DeGraff Sierra National Forest 1600 Tollhouse Road Clovis. California 93611 USA In recognition of the contribution by International landslide professionals to the International Docadc for Natural Disaster Reduction IDNDR and to the United Nations- International Year of Mountains. THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA HOOfawnc Place. .