Document Type : Original Research Paper
Authors
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Technology and Engineering, Qom University, Qom, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Engineering Geology Department, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
3 Assistant Professor, Geotechnical Engineering Research Center, International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
One of the most important effects of the Manjil earthquake (M=7/7, 20/6/1990) has been triggering of the numerous landslides in the area affected by the earthquake. To predict landslides locations during the future earthquakes, it is essential to analyze the distribution of landslides triggered by the Manjil earthquake. In this paper, by employing the Monte Carlo Simulation, an area with 309 km2 including Chahar – Mahal and Chalkasar rectangles (near the Manjil Epicentre) was investigated in order to achieve a probabilistic model to predict earthquake-induced landslides. There is a good correlation between the provided map and the inventory map of landslides occurred during the Manjil earthquake.
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