The role of rock fragmentation in the motion of large landslides

Engineering Geology

Volumn 109, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 67-79

  Davies, T R ^a   McSaveney, M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Blockslide; Debris avalanche; Dynamic rock fragmentation; Rock strength; Runout

Indexed keywords

BLOCKSLIDE; BRITTLE ROCKS; CURRENT DEPENDENCE; DEBRIS AVALANCHE; EFFECTIVE STRESS; ELASTIC STRAIN ENERGY; FIELD DATA; FORCE CHAINS; FRAGMENTATION DYNAMICS; FRICTIONAL RESISTANCE; GRAIN FLOW; GRAIN FRAGMENTATION; GRAIN FRAGMENTS; GRAIN MOTION; GRANULAR LAYER; HIGH VELOCITY; INTERGRANULAR; MASS MOVEMENT; MEAN-GRAIN SIZE; NEW ZEALAND; ORDER OF MAGNITUDE; PORE FLUIDS; ROCK AVALANCHE; ROCK FRAGMENTATION; ROCK STRENGTH; RUNOUT; RUNOUT DISTANCES; SHEAR LAYER; SIMULATION STUDIES; VOLCANIC DEBRIS;

DEBRIS; FRICTION; GRINDING (COMMINUTION); HYDRODYNAMICS; LANDSLIDES; ROCK BURSTS;

ROCKS;

COMMINUTION; FRAGMENTATION; LANDSLIDE; ROCK AVALANCHE; ROCK MECHANICS; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRAIN; STRESS;

EID: 70349783872     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2008.11.004     Document Type: Article

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