LANDSLIDES, A DIRECT RESULT OF HUMAN ACTIVITIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS

Abstract

The expansion of constructed areas has revealed a major issue concerning soil – building interaction: a change in soil characteristics due to environmental and anthropogenic factors. The paper states the main effects of these factors over the foundation terrain and takes into consideration some methods used worldwide to counter their appearance. In order to better understand the risks of a chaotic built environment a case study from Iasi City, Romania is carried out. The paper presents a slope stability analysis using MIDAS GTS, a finite element program, to take into account different hypothesises that cause changes in soil behaviour under local loads. Finally, the paper presents the conclusions that necessarily follow the case study.