MAJOR PROJECT REPORT

on
GEOSPATIAL BASED STUDY ON LANDSLIDE
VULNERABLE ZONES AND DESIGN OF
MITIGATION STRUCTURES IN CERTAIN PARTS
ALONG KONKAN PATH IN MAHARASHTRAN
REGION
Submitted in partial fulfillment for the award of the degree
of
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY
in
CIVIL ENGINEERING
by
VASU BHASKAR DHIMAN RA1611000000070
PRAVESH KUMAR C. RA1611000000081
ANUPAM S. RA1611000000049

Under the guidance of

Dr. APARNA S. BHASKAR
(Associate Professor)

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(Under section 3 of UGC Act, 1956)

SRM Nagar, Kattankulathur- 603203

Kancheepuram District

MAY 2020
 BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE

Certified that this project report titled “GEOSPATIAL BASED

STUDY ON LANDSLIDE VULNERABLE ZONES AND DESIGN OF

MITIGATION STRUCTURES IN CERTAIN PARTS ALONG KONKAN

PATH IN MAHARASHTRAN REGION” is the bonafide work of VASU

BHASKAR DHIMAN(RA1611001010070), PRAVESH KUMAR C.

(RA1611001010080), ANUPAM S.(RA1611001010049)who carried out the

project under my supervision. Certified further, that to the best of my

knowledge the work reported herein does not form part of any other project

report or dissertation on the basis of which a degree or award was conferred on

an earlier occasion or any other candidate.

Signature of the Guide Signature of the HOD

Dr. APARNA S. BHASKAR Dr. K. S.SATYANARAYANAN

Associate Professor Professor & Head
Department of Civil Engineering Department of Civil Engineering
SRM Institute of Science& Technology SRM Institute of Science & Technology
Kattankulathur- 603203 Kattankulathur- 603203

INTERNAL EXAMINER EXTERNAL EXAMINER

DATE:

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 ABSTRACT

Landslide is a sudden downward movement of rock or soil mass movements on

slopes. It is the most common natural hazard in mountainous region and can
result in enormous damage to both property and life each year. When a
landslide occurs in an active communication network like Highway, Railways,
etc., the results will be disastrous. In Konkan railway there are 1998 Bridges,
(179-Major, 1819- minor) and 92 tunnels, more than 1000 cuttings in the track
and landslide due to excessive rainfall. During rainy seasons these steep slopes
without toe support, failure are occurred frequently. The common types of
failures are boulder falls, slides and slump etc., which blocks the
communication route (Railway line) and also damages the railway track.
Sometimes, it leads to fatal train accidents. So many times accidents due to
landslides were averted by the active warning systems like Inclinometers,
boulder nets, etc but the vulnerability to slope failures still exists. Hence it is
required to implement suitable site-specific control measures for to avoid any
failures in the future. The landslide hazard zonation is prepared by using
ArcGIS software by preparing various thematic maps like, geology, drainage,
slope, geomorphology, aspect etc. The output map is used to monitor immediate
trouble zone along the railway and to implement civil engineering mitigative
measures. Measures such as grouting and mitigation structures such as
cantilever retaining wall are found to be very efficient in prevention of both
natural and man-made landslides.

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We would like to place on record, our grateful thanks to

Dr. T. P. GANESAN, Pro Vice Chancellor (P&D) and Vice Chancellor, for providing all
facilities and help in carrying out this project. We thank
Dr. C. MUTHAMIZHCHELVAN, Director (Engg. & Tech) for the stimulus provided.
We are extremely grateful to Dr. K. S. SATYANARAYANAN, Professor and
Head, Department of Civil Engineering for the encouragement and support provided during
the project work.
We express our sincere thanks to the coordinators Dr. K. GUNASEKARAN
(Professor), Dr. S. SENTHIL SELVAN (Professor) and Dr. R. RAVI (Associate Professor),
for their valuable suggestions for improvement during project reviews.
We hereby acknowledge with deep sense of gratitude the valuable guidance,
encouragement and suggestions given by our guide Dr. P. T. RAVICHANDRAN, Professor
who has been a constant source of inspiration throughout this project.
Also, we would like to take this opportunity to thank all the faculty members and
non-teaching staff members in the Department of Civil Engineering for their direct and
indirect help rendered during the course of the project work.
We also thank the staff of SRM DTP section for their efforts in composing the
project report. We record our sincere thanks to our parents for the support and motivation.
Last, but not the least, we thank all our friends, who freely helped us in many
ways towards the successful completion of this project work.
VASU BHASKAR DHIMAN
PRAVESH KUMAR C.
ANUPAM S.

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 LIST OF TABLES
TABLE NO. TITLE PAGE NO.
1.1 Methods used in landslide hazard zonation 3
1.2 Reference to codes and standards 7
1.3 Application of earlier course works 8
4.1 Earth pressure analysis 25
4.2 Weight and moment calculations 26
4.3 Reinforcement Design Calculation 27

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 LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE NO. TITLE PAGE NO.
1.1 Methodology 6
3.1 Konkan Railway Path 13
3.2 Ratnagiri Weather graph by month 14
3.3 Ratnagiri average temperature by month 14
3.4 Study area in northern part of Maharashtra(Google 15
earth image)
3.5 Georeferncing and mosaicing of toposheets 15
3.6 Study area using DEM data 16
3.7 Relief map of study area 17
3.8 Shaded relief map of study area 18
3.9 Slope map of study area 19
3.10 Aspect map of study area 20
3.11 Land use and Landcover map of study area 20
3.12 Methodology 21
4.1 Analysis 1 22
4.2 Analysis 2 23
4.3 Analysis 3 23
4.4 Analysis 4 24
4.5 Loads and Definition 24

ABBREVIATIONS

IGS : Indian Geotechnical Society

SCSI : Soil Conservation Society of India

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IISWC : Indian Institute of Soil and Water conservation
CSMRS : Central Soil and Material Research Station
NIRM : National Institute of Rock Mechanics
NDMA : National Disaster Management Authority
IS : Indian Standard
RCC : Reinforced Cement Concrete
PSC : Prestressed Concreete
FRC : Fibre Reinforced Concrete
ACI : American Concrete Institute

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER No. TITLE PAGE No.

ABSTRACT iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv
LIST OF TABLES v
LIST OF FIGURES vi

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 ABBREVATIONS vii
1 OVERVIEW 1
1.1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1
1.2 OBJECTIVES 5
1.3 NECESSITY 5
1.4 SCOPE 6
1.5 METHODOLOGY 6
1.6 MAJOR DESIGN EXPERIENCE 7
1.7 REALISTIC DESIGN CONSTRAINTS 7
1.8 REFERENCE TO CODES AND STANDARDS 7
1.9 APPLICATION OF EARLIER COURSE WORKS 8
1.1 MULTIDISCIPLINARY AND TEAM WORK 8
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1.1 SOFTWARE / EQUIPMENT USED 8
1
1.1 CONCLUSIONS 8
2
1.1 FUTURE SCOPE 8
3
2 INTRODUCTION 9
2.1 GENERAL 9
2.2 LITERATURE REVIEW 10
2.3 SUMMARY OF LITERATURE REVIEW 11
3 OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE 12
3.1 OBJECTIVES 12
3.2 SCOPE 12
3.3 MATERIALS AND METHODOLOGY 12
4 RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS 22
4.1 PLANNING 22
4.2 ANALYSIS 22
4.3 DESIGNS 25
5 CONCLUSIONS 29
REFERENCES 30

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