Japanese-croatian project: Preliminary investigations of the Kostanjek landslide

Abstract

In this paper preliminary results of scientific research of the Kostanjek Landslide (the City of Zagreb, Croatia) are presented, which are achieved in the frame of a scientific Japanese- Croatian project. The aim of this research is to develop a base for planning of integrated real-time geodetic and geotechnical monitoring of the landslide. Despite long history of landslide movements (approximately 50 years) and geotechnical investigations conducted in 1998 and 2008, present landslide model does not ensure information about landslide activity state, activity style, activity distribution and velocity of movement. On the basis of preliminary investigations it is concluded that determination of landslide geometry, soil properties and hydrogeological conditions require additional research (geomorphological, geomechanical and hydrological) which need to be conducted before design of monitoring system. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013.