Failure mechanisms of post-earthquake bedrock landslides in response to rainfall infiltration

Journal of Mountain Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 96-102

  Wu, Yong ^a,b   He, Siming ^a,b   Luo, Yu ^a,b   Li, Xinpo ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MOUNTAIN HAZARDS AND ENVIRONMENT   (China)

Author keywords

Energy theory; Fracture infiltration; Fracture mechanics; Post earthquake; Propagation and coalescence; Rock landslide; Upper boundary theorem

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951894827     PISSN: 16726316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-011-2074-y     Document Type: Article

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