Site effects modelling applied to the slope affected by the Suusamyr earthquake (Kyrgyzstan, 1992)

Engineering Geology

Volumn 97, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 126-145

  Bourdeau, C ^a   Havenith, H B ^b  

^a ITASCA CONSULTING GROUP   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Earthquake; Finite difference numerical modelling; Landslide; Site effects

Indexed keywords

CLAY; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GEOLOGY; LANDSLIDES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PORE PRESSURE; SILT; TOPOGRAPHY; VISCOELASTICITY;

DEBRIS FLOW; GROUND MOTION; ROCKSLIDES; SEISMIC FAILURE;

EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS;

AMPLIFICATION; DEBRIS FLOW; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE TRIGGER; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GROUND MOTION; MASS MOVEMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; PORE PRESSURE; SITE EFFECT; SLOPE STABILITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; KYRGYZSTAN; WEST ASIA;

EID: 40849099987     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2007.12.009     Document Type: Article

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