Abstract
Shallow colluvial landslides are common in eastern Kentucky, as well as in the east-central Appalachian region. A geological, geotechnical, and geophysical investigation was carried out for a shallow colluvial landslide in Boyd County, KY. The purpose of this project was to assess the geologic conditions, extent, and behavior of a rainfall-triggered landslide in eastern Kentucky and to evaluate the use of electrical resistivity as a tool to characterize a shallow colluvial landslide. This study showed that 1) colluvial landslide movement is correlated to the rainfall and 2) inverted resistivity sections with distinct resistivity contrasts that correlated to landslide stratigraphy, depth of the failure surface, and groundwater regimes.
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