Influence of geological structures on failure initiation, internal deformation and kinematics of rock slides

42nd U.S. Rock Mechanics - 2nd U.S.-Canada Rock Mechanics Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Zangerl, C ^a   Prager, C ^a,b  

^a alpS Zentrum fur Naturgefahren Management   (Austria)

^b ILF CONSULTING ENGINEERS   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRIA; BRITTLE FAULT ZONE; DIP ANGLE; DISCONTINUUM; FAILURE INITIATION; FIELD INVESTIGATION; FIELD STUDIES; FORMATION PROCESS; FRACTURE NETWORK; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURES; INTERNAL DEFORMATION; ROCK MASS ANISOTROPY; ROCK SLIDES; ROCK TYPES; SHEAR DISPLACEMENT; SHEAR FRACTURE; SLIDING MECHANISM; SLIDING ZONE; SLOPE FAILURE; SLOPE INSTABILITY; STEEPER SLOPES; STRUCTURAL INFLUENCES; TIME SPAN;

DEFORMATION; MECHANISMS; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; SLOPE STABILITY;

FRACTURE;

EID: 69549116920     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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