Geophysical Methods for the Investigation of Landslides

Abstract

Landslides, one of the most important natural disasters, are a very common type of mass movement that causes loss of life and property. Landslides have a complex structure. For this reason, it is not easy to solve landslide problems. Detailed research is needed to determine the hazard of landslide on a slope. This requires an integrated and multidisciplinary investigation. Geophysical applications provide a lot of data about landslides. In this article, the use of geophysical methods, which are increasingly used in landslide investigations in recent years, has been explained by giving examples of geophysical applications realized in some landslides.

Keywords

• Landslides,geophysical methods

Jeofizik Yöntemlerle Heyelan Araştırmaları

Öz

En önemli doğal afetlerden birisi olan heyelanlar, can ve mal kayıplarına neden olan çok yaygın bir kütle hareketi çeşididir. Heyelanlar karmaşık bir yapıya sahiptir. Bu nedenle heyelan problemlerinin çözümü kolay değildir.  Bir yamacın heyelan tehlikesinin belirlenebilmesi için detaylı araştırmalara ihtiyaç vardır.  Bunun için birçok teknikten oluşan çok disiplinli, bütünleşik bir çalışma gereklidir. Bu makalede son yıllarda heyelan araştırmalarında kullanımı giderek artan jeofizik yöntemlerin genel olarak heyelan araştırmalarında nasıl kullanılacağı açıklanarak bazı heyelanlarda gerçekleştirilmiş jeofizik uygulama örnekleri verilmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Heyelan,jeofizik yöntemler

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