The College of Science, Kirkuk University discussed a master dissertation on the use of engineering geology systems to assess landslide risks by the postgraduate student, Mr. Abbas Abdul Aziz Sharif.
The dissertation aimed at spatially identify and conduct a comprehensive field survey, identifying landslide locations by dividing slopes into specific sectors and applying the Landslide Probability Index (LPI) system, based on the methodology of Bejerman (1994), to estimate the degree of risk in each sector.
The dissertation concluded that the haphazard cutting of slopes for road construction is the primary cause of the imbalance in natural stresses and the resulting instability, field observations demonstrated the absence of drainage systems behind retaining walls, which increases pore water pressure and threatens to push the slopes into higher risk categories.
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