Modeling of rainfall-induced shallow landslides of the flow-type

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 85-98

  Cascini, Leonardo ^a   Cuomo, Sabatino ^a   Pastor, Manuel ^b   Sorbino, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bedrock; Flow type; Infiltration; Landslides; Modeling; Numerical models; Rainfall; Rainfall infiltration; Shallow landslides; Spring

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK; MODELING; NUMERICAL MODELS; RAINFALL INFILTRATION; SHALLOW LANDSLIDE;

LANDSLIDES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL METHODS; SEEPAGE; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BEDROCK; BOUNDARY CONDITION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; INFILTRATION; LANDSLIDE; NUMERICAL MODEL; RAINFALL; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SOIL MECHANICS;

ITALY;

EID: 76049106406     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0000182     Document Type: Article

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