On soil and rock instabilities during the earthquake in the Montenegro coastal region
Abstract
This report gives information about the soil instability phenomena during the Montenegro earthquake of April 15. 1979, Two tapes of soil instability were frequent. The liquefaction and correlated phenomena were of great importance to the earthquake effects on the various types of buildings. Also, the slides of rock slopes caused road damages. Other types of instability of natural soil did not appear. The instability and large deformations of the embankments are out of scope of this paper.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures
Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics
Landslides and related hazards
Publication details
- Journal / source
- CRC Press eBooks
- Pages
- 555–560
- Publication date
- 26 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter