Influence of thermomechanics in the catastrophic collapse of planar landslides

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 207-225

  Cecinato, Francesco ^a,b   Zervos, Antonis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b ENI S P A   (Italy)

Author keywords

Landslide dynamics; Numerical analysis; Parametric study; Taguchi methods; Thermal pressurization; Thermo mechanics

Indexed keywords

FRICTIONAL HEATING; HIGH VELOCITY; LARGE-SCALE LANDSLIDES; MOVING MASS; PARAMETER SPACES; PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS; PARAMETRIC STUDY; PORE-WATER PRESSURES; PRESSURE DIFFUSION; SLIDING MASS; SLIP ZONES; SOFTENING PROPERTIES; SOIL SKELETON; STABILITY ANALYSIS; TAGUCHI; TEMPERATURE RISE; THERMAL PRESSURIZATION; THERMO-MECHANICS; TWO PARAMETER; WATER EXPANSION;

FRICTION; GEOLOGIC MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; TAGUCHI METHODS;

LANDSLIDES;

AVALANCHE; CATASTROPHIC EVENT; COLLAPSE; DIFFUSION; FRICTION; HEATING; LANDSLIDE; PARAMETERIZATION; PERMEABILITY; PORE PRESSURE; POREWATER; SLIDING; SLIP RATE; SLOPE STABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THERMOMECHANICS; VELOCITY PROFILE;

TAIWAN;

EID: 84856281712     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: 12086010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/T11-095     Document Type: Article

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