Rock-and-soil avalanches: Theory and simulation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Taboada, Alfredo ^a,b   Estrada, Nicolas ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; FLUIDIZATION; FRICTION; HILLSLOPE; PARTICLE SIZE; ROCK AVALANCHE; ROCK MASS RESPONSE; ROCK MECHANICS; SHEAR STRENGTH; THEORETICAL STUDY; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; CLAST; FRAGMENTATION; ISOTROPY; PORE PRESSURE; SHEAR STRAIN;

EID: 77954337820     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JF001072     Document Type: Article

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