Rapid block glides: Slide-surface fragmentation in New Zealand's Waikaremoana landslide

Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 115-129

  Davies, Tim R ^a   McSaveney, M J ^b   Beetham, R D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Block glide; Dynamic fragmentation; Landslide mechanism; Low friction; New Zealand; Physical model; Waikaremoana landslide

Indexed keywords

BLOCK GLIDE; DISTAL ROCK AVALANCHE; DYNAMIC ROCK FRAGMENTATION; LOW FRICTION; ROCK'S HUGONIOT ELASTIC LIMIT; WAIKAREMOANA LANDSLIDE;

DEBRIS; FRACTURE; FRICTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; ROCK BOLTING; STRAIN RATE;

LANDSLIDES;

FRICTION; LANDSLIDE; PRESSURE; ROCK AVALANCHE; ROCK BLOCK; ROCK MECHANICS; SLIDING; STRAIN RATE;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 33744765552     PISSN: 14709236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1470-9236/05-041     Document Type: Article

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