Numerical modelling of large landslides stability and runout

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 523-538

  Crosta, G B ^a   Imposimato, S ^b   Roddeman, D G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c Finite Element Application Technol   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW MODELING; LANDSLIDE; MASS MOVEMENT; SLOPE STABILITY;

EID: 1642352032     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-3-523-2003     Document Type: Article

References (57)

1. Abele, G.: Bergstürze in den Alpen, Wissenschaftliche Alpenvereinshefte 25, Muenchen, 1974.
2. Agliardi, F., Crosta, G., and Zanchi, A.: Structural constraints on deep seated slope deformation kinematics, Engineering Geology, 59, 83-102, 2001
3. o Convegno Nazionale dei Giovani Ricercatori in Geologia Applicata. 8-11, ottobre 1996, Cagliari, ISBN 88-900558-0-4, 1, 129-137, 2001
4. Azzoni, A., Chiesa, S., Frassoni, A., and Govi, M.: The Valpola Landslide, Eng. Geol., 33, 59-70, 1992.
5. Barton, N. R. and Choubey, V.: The shear strength of rock joints in theory and practice, Rock Mechanics, 10, 1-54, 1977.
6. Barton, N. R., Lien, R., and Lunde, J.: Engineering classification of rock masses for the design of tunnel support, Rock Mechanics. 6, 183-236, 1974.
7. Bieniawski, Z. T.: Engineering rock mass classification, Wiley, New York, 1989.
8. Calvetti, F., Crosta, G., and Tatarella, M.: Numerical simulation of dry granular flows: from the reproduction of small-scale experiments to the prediction of rock avalanches, Rivista Italiana di Geotecnica, Patron Editor, Bologna, 21, 2/2000, 21-38, 2000
9. Campbell, C. S.: Self-lubrication for long runout landslides, J. Geol., 97, 6, 653-665, 1989.
10. Chen, H. and Lee, C. F.: Numerical simulation of debris flows, Canadian Geotechnical Journal 37, 146-160, 2000.
11. Costa, J. E.: Nature, mechanics, and mitigation of the Val Pola landslide, Valtellina, Italy, 1987-1988. Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie 35, 15-38, 1991.
12. Crosta, G.: Studio di movimenti in massa. Modellizzazione teorica e sperimentale con osservazioni e rilievi di campagna, PhD Thesis, Univ. Studi di Milano, 137, 1991.
13. Crosta, G., Agliardi, F., and Frattini, P.: Convenzione di studio sulla Frana del Ruinon (Valfurva, Sondrio), Technical report. Regione Lombardia - Dipartimento di Scienze Geologiche e Geotecnologie. Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca (in Italian), 1999.
14. Crosta, G., Imposimato, S., and Roddeman, D.: Numerical modelling of large landslide stability and runout, EGS 27th General Assembly, Geophysical Research Abstracts, European Geophysical Society, 4, 2002, EGS02-A-02241, 2002.
15. Crosta, G., Imposimato, S., and Roddeman, D.: Continuum numerical modelling flow-like landslides, NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Massive Rock Slope Failure; New models for Hazard assessment, Celano Italy, June 2002, Kluwer Special NATO Publ., in print, 2003.
16. Cruden, D. M. and Varnes, D. J.: Landslide types and processes, in: Landslides-investigations and mitigation, edited by Turner. A. K. and Schuster, R. L., Washington D.C., National Academy of Sciences. Transportation Research Board Special Report, 247, 36-75, 1996
17. Davies, T. R. H.: Spreading of rock avalanche debris by mechanical fluidization, Rock Mechanics, 15, 9-24, 1982.
18. Denlinger, R. and Iverson, R. M.: Flow of variably fluidized granular masses across three-dimensional terrain: 2, Numerical predictions and experimental tests Journal of Geophysical Research, 106, 553-566, 2001.
19. De Simoni, B., Migani, M., and Moia, F.: Analisi preliminare delle registrazioni della caduta della frana di Val Pola da alcune stazioni sismiche italiane e straniere, MIR'88, Conferenze di Meccanica e Ingegneria delle rocce, Torino, 7, 1-5, 1988.
20. Eisbacher, G. H. and Clague, J. J.: Destructive mass movements in high mountains: hazard and management, Geol. Survey of Canada, Paper 84-16, 230, 1984.
21. Erisman, T. H.: Flowing, rolling, bouncing, sliding: Synopsis of basic mechanisms, Acta Mech., 64, 101-110, 1986.
22. Erismann, T. H. and Abele, G.: Dynamics of rockslides and rock-falls, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 316, 2001.
23. Evans, S. G. and Clague, J. J.: Catastrophic rock avalanches in glacial environments, in: Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Landslides, edited by C. Bonnard, 10-15 July, Lausanne, Switzerland, A. A. Balkema, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 2, 1153-1158, 1988.
24. Evans, S. G., Aitken, J. D., Wetmiller, R. J., and Horner, R. B.: A rock avalanche triggered by the October 1985 North Nahanni earthquake, District of Mackenzie, NWT. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 24: 176-184, 1987.
25. Evans, S. G., Hungr, O., and Enegren, E. G.: The Avalanche Lake rock avalanche, Mackenzie Mountains, Northwest Territories, Canada: dating, description, and dynamics, Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 31: 749-768, 1994.
26. Fread, D. L.: The NWS DAMBRKmodel: theoretical background and user documentation, National Weather Service, Silver Spring, Md, Hydrologic Research Laboratory, HRL-256, 315, 1988.
27. Glicken, H. X.: Rockslidedebris avalanche of May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens volcano, Washington, Bulletin of the Geological Society of Japan, 49. 55-105, 1998.
28. Govi, M.: The 1987 landslide on Mount Zandila in the Valtellina. Northern Italy, Landslide News 3, 1-3, 1989.
29. Habib, P: Production of gaseous pore pressure during rock slides. Rock Mechanics. 7. 193-197, 1975.
30. Heim, A.: Bergsturz und Menschenleben, Zürich, 218 p, 1932.
31. Hoek, E. and Brown, E. T.: Underground excavations in rock, Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, London, 1980.
32. Hsu, K.: Catastrophic debris streams (sturzstroms) generated by rockfalls, Geol. Soc. of America Bull., 86, 129-140, 1975.
33. Hungr, O.: A model for the runout analysis of rapid flow slides, debris flows and avalanches, Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 32, 610-623, 1995.
34. Hutchinson, J. N.: A sliding-consolidation model for flow slides, Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 23: 115-126, 1986.
35. Hutter, K. and Savage, S. B.: Avalanche dynamics: the motion of a finite mass of gravel down a mountain side, in: Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Landslides, edited by Bonnard, C., 10-15 July, Lausanne, Switzerland, A. A. Balkema, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 1. 691-697. 1988.
36. Iverson, R. M. and Denlinger, R.: Flow of variably fluidized granular masses across three-dimensional terrain: I. Coulomb mixture theory, Journal of Geophysical Research, 106, 537-552, 2001.
37. Jeyapalan, J. K., Duncan, J. M., and Seed, H. B.: Investigation of flow failures of tailing dams, J. Geotech. Eng., ASCE, 109(2), 172-189, 1983.
38. Kent, A. and Hungr, O.: Runout characteristics of debris from dump failures in mountainous terrain: stage 2: analysis, modelling and prediction, British Columbia Mine Waste Rock Pile Research Committee and CANMET-Western Research Centre, Edmonton, Alta., 1995.
39. Kilburn, C. R. J. and Soresen, S. A.: Runout lengths of sturzstroms: the control of initial conditions and of fragment dynamics, J. Geophys. Res., 103, 17 877-17 884, 1998.
40. Koerner, H. J.: Reichweite und Geschwindigkeit von Bergstürzen und Fließschneelawinen, Rock Mechanics 18, 225-256, 1976.
41. Koerner, H. J.: Flow mechanisms and resistances in the debris streams of rock slides, Bull. Int. Assoc. Eng. Geol., 16, 101-114, 1977.
42. Legros, F.: The mobility of long runout landslides, Eng. Geol., 63, 3-4,301-331, 2001.
43. Legros, F, Cantagrel, J. M., and Devouard, B.: Pseudotachylyte (Frictionite) at the base of the Arequipa Volcanic Landslide deposit (Peru): Implications for emplacement mechanisms, Jour. of Geology, 108, 601-611, 2000.
44. McEwen, A. S. and Malin, M. C.: Dynamics of Mount St. Helens' 1980 pyroclastic flows, rockslide-avalanche, lahars, and blast, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 37, 205-231. 1989.
45. Melosh, H. J.: The physics of very large landslides, Acta Mech., 64, 89-99, 1979.
46. Moore, J. G., Clague, D. A., Holcombe, R. T., Lipman, P. W., Normark, W. R., and Torresan, M. E.: Prodigious submarine landslides on the Hawaiian ridge, Journal of Geophysical Research, 94, 17 465-17 484, 1989.
47. O'Brien, J. S., Julien, P. Y., and Fullerton, W. T.: Two dimensional water flood and mudflow simulation, J. Hydraulics Div., ASCE, 119(HY2), 244-261, 1993.
48. Pariseau, W. G. and Voight, B.: Rockslides and avalanches: basic principles, and perspectives in the realm of civil and mining operations, in: Rockslides and Avalanches, edited by B. Voight. Developments in Geotechnical Engineering, 14b, 1-92, 1979.
49. Roddeman, D. G.: TOCHNOG user's manual - a free explicit/implicit FE program. FEAT, 177. TOCHNOG PROFESSIONAL. User Manual: www.feat.nl. 2001.
50. Rochet Bound, I.: Approche d'homogeneisation "monofuide" pour des ecoulements granulaires secs fortement dilatants. Bull. Lab. Des Ponts et Chausées, 232, May-June 2001, 4351, 29-41, 2001
51. Sassa, K.: Geotechnical model for the motion of landslides (Special lecture), Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Landslides, 37-56, 1988.
52. Scheidegger, A. E.: On the prediction of the reach and velocity of catastrophic landslides, Rock Mechanics, 5, 231-236, 1973.
53. Shreve, R. L.: Leakage and fluidization in air-layer lubricated avalanches, Geol. Soc. of America Bull., 79, 653-658, 1968.
54. Siebert, L.: Large volcanic debris avalanches: characteristics of source areas, deposits and associated eruptions, J. of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 22. 163-197, 1984.
55. Sousa J. and Voight, B.: Multiple-pulsed debris avalanche emplacement at Mount St. Helens in 1980: Evidence from numerical continuum flow simulations, J. of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 66. 227-250, 1995.
56. Voight, B., Glicken, H., Janda, R. J., and Douglass, P. M.: Catastrophic rockslide-avalanche of May 18, U.S. Geol. Surv., Prof. Pap., 1250, 347-377, 1981.
57. Voight, B. and Sousa, J.: Lessons from Ontake-san: a comparative analysis of debris avalanche dynamics, Eng. Geol. 38. 261-297, 1994.