The Tsaoling landslide triggered by the Chi-Chi earthquake, Taiwan: Insights from a discrete element simulation

Engineering Geology

Volumn 106, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 1-19

  Tang, Chao Lung ^a   Hu, Jyr Ching ^a,b   Lin, Ming Lang ^c   Angelier, Jacques ^b,d,e,f   Lu, Chia Yu ^a,b   Chan, Yu Chang ^b,g   Chu, Hao Tsu ^b,h  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CNRS NSC   (France)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^e LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

^f INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE DE FRANCE   (France)

^g INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^h MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chi Chi earthquake; Discrete element simulation; Tsaoling landslide

Indexed keywords

CHI-CHI EARTHQUAKE; DISCRETE ELEMENT MODELS; DISCRETE ELEMENT SIMULATION; LOW FRICTIONS; MAXIMUM VELOCITIES; NUMERICAL MODELS; PEAK ACCELERATIONS; PROBABILITY OF SURVIVALS; RESIDUAL FRICTIONS; RIVER VALLEYS; SELF LUBRICATIONS; SLIDING BLOCKS; STRONG MOTION DATUM; TSAOLING LANDSLIDE; UPPER LAYERS; WALL CONTACTS;

EARTHQUAKES; FRICTION; LANDFORMS; TRIBOLOGY;

LANDSLIDES;

CHI-CHI EARTHQUAKE 1999; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; KINEMATICS; LANDSLIDE; NUMERICAL MODEL;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN; TSAOLING;

EID: 67349227415     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2009.02.011     Document Type: Review

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