Investigation of a possible submarine landslide at the Var delta front (Nice continental slope, southeast France)

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 486-496

  Sultan, N ^a   Savoye, B ^a   Jouet, G ^a   Leynaud, D ^a   Cochonat, P ^a   Henry, P ^b   Stegmann, S ^a   Kopf, A ^c  

^a Dépt Géosci Mar   (France)

^b CEREGE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

CPTU; Gassy soil; Piezocone; Shear zone; Submarine landslides

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SLOPE; FAILURE MECHANISM; GASSY SOIL; GEOPHYSICAL DATA; GEOTECHNICAL; GEOTECHNICAL DATA; IN-SITU; PIEZOCONE; PIEZOCONE MEASUREMENT; PRODELTA; PROGRESSIVE FAILURE; SEA FLOOR; SEISMIC REFLECTIONS; SHALLOW SUBSURFACE; SHEAR ZONE; SHELF BREAK; START-UPS; SUBMARINE LANDSLIDES; TECHNICAL NOTES;

GEOPHYSICS; SOILS; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; SUBMARINES; VALUE ENGINEERING;

LANDSLIDES;

CATASTROPHIC EVENT; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; FAILURE MECHANISM; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; GEOTECHNICAL SURVEY; IN SITU TEST; MITIGATION; SEAFLOOR; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SHEAR ZONE; SHELF BREAK; SOIL GAS; SUBMARINE LANDSLIDE;

FRANCE;

EID: 77951071950     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/T09-105     Document Type: Article

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