A new model for large landslides in sensitive clay using a fracture mechanics approach

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1151-1162

  Quinn, P E ^a   Diederichs, M S ^b   Rowe, R K ^b   Hutchinson, D J ^b  

^a BGC ENGINEERING INC   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brittleness; Fracture mechanics; Progressive failure; Retrogressive landslides; Sensitive clay

Indexed keywords

FAILURE SURFACE; FRACTURE MECHANICS APPROACH; LOAD CYCLE; NEW MODEL; PROGRESSIVE FAILURE; RETROGRESSIVE LANDSLIDE; SENSITIVE CLAYS; SHEAR BAND PROPAGATION; SLOPE GEOMETRY;

BRITTLENESS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; LANDSLIDES; PLASTICITY;

FRACTURE;

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; CLAY; CYCLIC LOADING; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GULLY; LANDSLIDE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERTURBATION; RIVER BANK; SHEAR BAND; SLOPE FAILURE; STREAM;

EID: 80051754487     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: 12086010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t11-025     Document Type: Article

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