{"id":43474,"date":"2023-04-24T07:05:11","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T07:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/?p=43474"},"modified":"2023-04-24T07:05:11","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T07:05:11","slug":"artvin-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/2023\/04\/24\/artvin-1\/","title":{"rendered":"The 22 April 2023 landslide at Artvin in Turkey"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>The 22 April 2023 landslide at Artvin in Turkey<\/h4>\n<p>On 22 April 2023 a large landslide occurred at Artvin in <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/?s=turkey&amp;submit.x=0&amp;submit.y=0&amp;mswhere=blog\">Turkey<\/a>.\u00a0 The failure was captured on a mobile phone and has been <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Yobanygf\/status\/1650138616658554880\">shared via social media<\/a>. The longer version <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ClXtK69Cerw\">can be seen on Youtube<\/a> and should be visible below.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"HEYELAN ! AZ KALA K\u0130 V\u0130YAD\u00dcK GEDA #yusufeli #yusufelibaraj\u0131 #artvin  #yeniyusufeli #artvinyusufeli\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ClXtK69Cerw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>As the video shows, the site of this landslide is an area of huge construction.\u00a0 This is part of the works for the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yusufeli_Dam\">Yusufeli Dam<\/a>, a 540 MW hydroelectic scheme consisting of a 270 m tall, double-curvature arch dam.\u00a0 This will be the fifth highest dam in the world.\u00a0 Construction has been underway for a decade.\u00a0 The dam itself is located at [<span class=\"latitude p-latitude\" title=\"Latitude\">40.817,<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"longitude p-longitude\" title=\"Longitude\">41.645], but I am unsure as to the precise location of this landslide, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.haberturk.com\/yusufeli-nde-yapimi-suren-viyaduk-yakinindaki-heyelan-kamerada-3585272\">which is reported to have been in the vicinity of Yans\u0131ticilar-Sakut<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The aftermath of the landslide is seen in the image below:-<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_43477\" style=\"width: 809px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43477\" class=\" wp-image-43477\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2023\/04\/23_04-Turkey-1.jpg\" alt=\"The aftermath of the landslide on 22 April 2023 in Artvin, Turkey. \" width=\"799\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2023\/04\/23_04-Turkey-1.jpg 848w, https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2023\/04\/23_04-Turkey-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2023\/04\/23_04-Turkey-1-768x437.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-43477\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The aftermath of the landslide on 22 April 2023 in Artvin, Turkey. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hurriyet.com.tr\/gundem\/yusufelindeki-heyelanda-insasi-suren-viyaduk-zarar-gormedi-42255864\">Image by Nusret DURUR\/ARTVIN, (DHA) via Hurriyet<\/a>.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>The best indication as to the problem at this site can be gleaned from an image at the start of the video:-<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_43479\" style=\"width: 542px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43479\" class=\" wp-image-43479\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2023\/04\/23_04-Turkey-2.jpg\" alt=\"The early stages of the landslide on 22 April 2023 in Artvin, Turkey.\" width=\"532\" height=\"651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2023\/04\/23_04-Turkey-2.jpg 402w, https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2023\/04\/23_04-Turkey-2-245x300.jpg 245w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-43479\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The early stages of the landslide on 22 April 2023 in Artvin, Turkey. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ClXtK69Cerw\">Still from a video uploaded to Youtube.<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>The slope is clearly heavily engineered, with extensive benching.\u00a0 The reservoir level is currently being raised, as seen at the foot of the image.\u00a0 It appears that the lower part of the slope has already failed and has been removed,\u00a0 This appears to have debuttressed the remainder of the slope, which then undergoes quite a deep-seated failure.\u00a0 The majority of the movement is translational, but there is perhaps an element of rotation in the upper part of the slope.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, the columns for the new highway appear to be unaffected, although the failure is close to two of them.\u00a0 There will inevitably be questions about the stability of the slope upon which the piers are standing, given the proximity to the failed slope, meaning that it will be essential to get a full understanding of the cause of this failure.\u00a0 The water level still has to rise a very large distance.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hurriyet.com.tr\/gundem\/yusufelindeki-heyelanda-insasi-suren-viyaduk-zarar-gormedi-42255864\"> Hurriyet hints that the failure had been anticipated<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.haberturk.com\/yusufeli-nde-yapimi-suren-viyaduk-yakinindaki-heyelan-kamerada-3585272\">Haberturk reports that &#8220;the viaduct works will continue as planned&#8221;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 22 April 2023 a large landslide occurred on an engineered slope associated with the Yusufeli Dam at Artvin in Turkey. 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