DISCUSSION ON CLASSIFICATION OF LANDSLIDES

On the basis of extensive examination of information, the article systemically summarizes all classifications of landslides in the world. In complete consideration of all affecting factors, the advantages of various classifications of landslides are clearly understood and the relationship between the factors is clarified . A system for classifing landslides is set up after scientific reduction, selection, and supplementation, and hence a sound foundation for costruction of a geological modelling system for monitoring and predicting landslide is formed. All these will be beneficial for further study of development of landslides. Generally, the classification methods of landslides can be summarized as follows: (1)To classify landslides according to apparent features of landslide bodies, including structure, occurence and size of a landslide body and depending on the stability of a landslide.(2)To classify landslides according to inducements, which include natural inducements and human-activity inducements, which can cause the occurrence of a landslide as an environmental factor. (3) To classify landslides according to the development of a landslide, including its deformation, movement, and failure, which and reflect the dynamic characteristics of a landslide.