Quantifying the role of sandy-silty sediments in generating slope failures during earthquakes: Example from the Algerian margin

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 769-789

  Dan, Gabriela ^a,b,e   Sultan, Nabil ^a   Savoye, Bruno ^a   Deverchere, Jacques ^b,c   Yelles, Karim ^d  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ EUROPÉENNE DE BRETAGNE   (France)

^d Centre de Recherche en Astronomie Astrophysique et Geophysique   (Algeria)

^e Fugro Geoteam Limited   (United States)

Author keywords

Algerian margin; Earthquakes; Potential of liquefaction; Slope stability

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; LIQUEFACTION; MARINE SEDIMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEAFLOOR; SLOPE FAILURE; SLOPE STABILITY;

ALGERIAN BASIN; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 67349272606     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-008-0373-5     Document Type: Review

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