The 1998 Casita volcano flank failure revisited - New insights into geological setting and failure mechanisms

Engineering Geology

Volumn 105, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 65-83

  Devoli, Graziella ^a   Cepeda, José ^a   Kerle, Norman ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Casita volcano; Flank collapse; Lahar; Rainfall induced landslide; Stability analysis

Indexed keywords

CASITA VOLCANO; FLANK COLLAPSE; LAHAR; RAINFALL-INDUCED LANDSLIDE; STABILITY ANALYSIS;

CLAY DEPOSITS; CLAY MINERALS; CONDUCTIVE PLASTICS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GROUNDWATER; HIGHWAY SYSTEMS; HURRICANES; HYDROGEOLOGY; LANDSLIDES; LITHOLOGY; ROCKS; SLOPE PROTECTION; STABILITY; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS; VOLCANOES;

QUALITY ASSURANCE;

BACK ANALYSIS; BRECCIA; COLLAPSE; DEBRIS FLOW; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FAILURE MECHANISM; FAULT SCARP; LAHAR; LANDSLIDE; LITHOLOGY; SLOPE STABILITY; STABILITY ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

CASITA VOLCANO; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHINANDEGA; NICARAGUA;

EID: 63449126501     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2008.12.006     Document Type: Article

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