Geomorphic development of White Island Volcano based on slope stability modelling

Engineering Geology

Volumn 104, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 16-30

  Moon, Vicki ^a   Bradshaw, Jennifer ^a   de Lange, Willem ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Edifice failure; Stratovolcano; Volcanic slope stability; White Island

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BUILDING MATERIALS; BUILDINGS; DEBRIS; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDFORMS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; SAFETY ENGINEERING; VOLCANOES;

BEST MODELS; CRATER WALLS; DEBRIS AVALANCHE DEPOSITS; EARTHQUAKE ACCELERATIONS; EDIFICE FAILURE; EQUILIBRIUM STABILITIES; FAILURE EVENTS; GEOTECHNICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; GEOTECHNICAL DATUM; HYDROTHERMALLY; INNER WALLS; NEW ZEALAND; SECTOR COLLAPSE; SLOPE FAILURES; STRATOCONE CRATERS; STRATOVOLCANO; STRATOVOLCANOES; VOLCANIC SETTINGS; VOLCANIC SLOPE STABILITY; WATER TABLES; WHITE ISLAND;

SLOPE STABILITY;

CRATER; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GIS; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; MODELING; SLOPE FAILURE; SLOPE STABILITY; STRATOVOLCANO;

EID: 59149097977     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2008.08.003     Document Type: Article

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