Effect of Hydro – and Agro - Appropriative Works on Stability in Time of a Landslide

Since 1976, within the hydrographic area of Chinteni Valley, district of Cluj, one carried out several experiments concerning the possibilities of stabilization and agricultural utilization of slide lands through land appropriation and agricultural crops. On an area of two hectares of slide lands, with an average of 2 - 3m of depth sliding, one had tested two variants of drainage. In order to record the degree of land displacement due to sliding one positioned 30 topographic landmarks. The experimental results show that by appropriating slide lands, as well as by applying specific crop technologies for slopes, a noticeable decrease of the horizontal and vertical land displacements were achieved in rather a short time. Gradually, the tendency of slide land towards a permanent stabilization becomes more evident and this is soon included in the general elastic equilibrium of slope to which it belongs.