Influence of tectonic fractures zones on gravitational rock slope failures: New insights from 2-D physical modeling

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Bois, T ^a   Bouissou, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULT GEOMETRY; FRACTURE ZONE; KINEMATICS; LANDSLIDE; SLOPE DYNAMICS; SLOPE FAILURE; SLOPE STABILITY; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 77955199862     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JF001403     Document Type: Article

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