Influence of structural heterogeneities and of large scale topography on imbricate gravitational rock slope failures: New insights from 3-D physical modeling and geomorphological analysis

Tectonophysics

Volumn 526-529, Issue , 2012, Pages 147-156

  Bois, Thomas ^a   Bouissou, Stéphane ^a   Jaboyedoff, Michel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Fractures; Physical modeling; Randa; Rockslide movements

Indexed keywords

3D MODELS; ANALOG MODELING; FAILURE ZONE; FRACTURE ZONE; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; HOMOGENEOUS MATERIALS; PARAMETRIC STUDY; PHYSICAL MODELING; PREEXISTING FRACTURE; RANDA; ROCK SLIDES; ROCK SLOPE FAILURE; ROCK SLOPE STABILITY; ROCKSLIDE MOVEMENTS; SIMULATED FRACTURE; SLOPE DEFORMATION; SLOPE FAILURE; SLOPE MORPHOLOGY; STABLE MODEL; STRUCTURAL DISCONTINUITY; STRUCTURAL HETEROGENEITY; SWITZERLAND;

KINEMATICS; LANDSLIDES; MODELS; SLOPE PROTECTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TOPOGRAPHY;

FRACTURE;

DEFORMATION; FRACTURE; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; KINEMATICS; LANDSLIDE; MOBILITY; ROCKFALL; SLOPE FAILURE; SLOPE STABILITY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

RANDA; SWITZERLAND; VALAIS;

EID: 84857924405     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2011.08.001     Document Type: Article

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