FEATURES OF BAYIL LANDSLIDE OF BAKU CITY IN 2011

Abstract

There are several areas prone to landslides in the city of Baku. Landslide area in Bayil settlement is considered the most dangerous area. In that area landslides occurred many times (1847, 1877, 1919, 1927, 1929, 1932, 1953, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1996, 2000), which led to the collapse of various constructions and facilities, caused serious damage to the communication lines, as well as to the road infrastructure. The landslide, happened in 2000, covered 150-160 thousand m2 area and approximately 5 million m3 of soil had been in the process of a landslide. In general a landslide is an exogenous geological process (EGP). Landslides occur mainly in mountain slopes, ravines and etc. are similar slopping areas by the seismic shakes, the weight of the
sliding mass, washing away the underside of the slope, extreme humidity and other processes as a result of the displacement along the slope under the influence of the gravity of rock mass.