Numerical modelling of the gravity-induced destabilization of a slope: The example of the La Clapière landslide, southern France

Geomorphology

Volumn 109, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 86-93

  Chemenda, A I ^a   Bois, T ^a   Bouissou, S ^a   Tric, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

Author keywords

La Clapi re landslide; Numerical modelling; Rock mass deformation; Sagging; Weathering

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; LANDSLIDE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SLOPE FAILURE; SLOPE STABILITY; WEATHERING;

ALPES MARITIMES; ALPS; ARGENTERA MASSIF; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; LA CLAPIERE; MARITIME ALPS; PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D'AZUR; WESTERN ALPS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 67349187925     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2009.02.025     Document Type: Article

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