Practitioners Quiz

Introduction

This module of the website is aimed at the Practitioner who will be responsible for the technical assessment and advising the Client and Regulator in relation to Landslide Risk Management (LRM).

The format of the module is for a series of Questions relating to the understanding required by the Practitioner of the main concepts or steps in LRM.

Instructions

Multiple choice answers are provided. If you are not sure which answer may be correct, then click HINT next and further information will be provided to assist you. You can test your understanding by selecting an answer to see if you are correct or learn why your choice was not. If you chose the correct answer, you can either read the detailed answer or skip to the next question. Each detailed answer provides further links to more resources, such as video explanations, presentations or PDF extracts from guidelines that have been developed by the Australian Geomechanics Society. Further topics are discussed by FAQ pages which pose a series of questions and then give further explanations.

AGS 2007 LRM Guidelines Australian Geoguide

At any time during this module, feel free to launch the guideline PDF’s to research your answers, or simply to give yourself a refresher on Landslide Risk Management.

LRM Guidelines

Question 3 of 10

3. Does the Practitioner need to use a standardised terminology to characterise landslides?

Yes
No
Sometimes

Landslide characterisation requires the recognition that a danger exists and the definition of its characteristics. If a “common language” is not used, then the ability for practitioners to communicate and to record their observations is impeded and may not be easily understood. A defined set of terms to describe the landslide details (also known as the morphology, or parts of the landslide), mode of formation and movement, rate of movement, size and state of activity greatly simplifies the characterization and communication.

In the context of LRM, the danger is the landslide that could lead to damage, described in terms of its geometry, mechanical and other characteristics. The dander can be an existing landslide or a potential landslide. Characterisation of the danger does not include any forecasting of frequency or likelihood.

The term ?Hazard? is similar to ?Danger?, but does include the likelihood of occurrence.

3. Does the Practitioner need to use a standardised terminology to characterise landslides?

AGS2007c Appendix B and E