Identification of mechanisms for landslide type initiation of debris flows

Engineering Geology

Volumn 109, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 114-123

  Klubertanz, G ^a   Laloui, L ^a   Vulliet, L ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Coupled hydro mechanical model; Debris flow initiation; Finite elements; Numerical modelling; Parametric study

Indexed keywords

COUPLED HYDRO-MECHANICAL MODEL; DEBRIS FLOW INITIATION; FINITE ELEMENTS; NUMERICAL MODELLING; PARAMETRIC STUDY;

COUPLED CIRCUITS; POROUS MATERIALS; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

DEBRIS;

DEBRIS FLOW; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; ELASTOPLASTICITY; FAILURE MECHANISM; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HYDROMECHANICS; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; LANDSLIDE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; PERMEABILITY; POROUS MEDIUM; SLOPE FAILURE;

EID: 70349770570     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2009.06.007     Document Type: Article

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