The role of tectonic damage and brittle rock fracture in the development of large rock slope failures

Geomorphology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 30-49

  Brideau, Marc André ^a   Yan, Ming ^a   Stead, Doug ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Failure mechanism; GSI; Numerical modelling; Progressive failure

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FRACTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DAMAGE MECHANICS; FAILURE MECHANISM; FOLD BELT; NUMERICAL MODEL; ROCK MASS RESPONSE; SHEAR ZONE; SLOPE FAILURE; TECTONIC SETTING;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 55949100138     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2008.04.010     Document Type: Article

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