Numerical slope stability simulations of the northern wall of eastern Candor Chasma (Mars) utilizing a distinct element method

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 52, Issue 14, 2004, Pages 1303-1319

  Imre, B ^a,b  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Mars; Numerical simulation; Rock mass strength properties; Slope stability; Valles marineris; Wall rock

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULI; FRICTION; LITHOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MORPHOLOGY; POISSON RATIO; ROCKS; SLOPE STABILITY; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

MARS; ROCK MASS STRENGTH PROPERTIES; VALLES MARINERIS; WALL ROCKS;

MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

EID: 10644294905     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2004.09.001     Document Type: Article

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