Back analysis of a rock landslide to infer rheological parameters

Engineering Geology

Volumn 131-132, Issue , 2012, Pages 45-56

  Bozzano, F ^a   Martino, S ^a   Montagna, A ^a   Prestininzi, A ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Back analysis; Creep; Jointed rock mass; Numerical modelling; Quarry activity

Indexed keywords

BACK ANALYSIS; BLOCK SIZES; BURGER MODEL; CASE HISTORY; DISPLACEMENT FIELD; EQUIVALENT CONTINUUM; EVOLUTIONARY MODELS; GEOLOGICAL SETTING; GEOMECHANICAL CLASSIFICATION; JOINTED ROCK; JOINTED ROCK MASS; NUMERICAL MODELLING; PLEISTOCENE; PROGRESSIVE FAILURE PROCESS; RHEOLOGICAL PARAMETER; ROCK LANDSLIDE; ROCK MASS; ROCK SLIDES; SLOPE DEFORMATION; SOFTWARE FLAC; SOUTHERN ITALY; STIFFNESS PARAMETERS; STRESS-STRAIN; TIME-DEPENDENT; VISCOSITY VALUE; VOLUMETRIC JOINT COUNTS;

CREEP; DEPOSITS; EQUIVALENCE CLASSES; LANDSLIDES; NUMERICAL MODELS; QUARRIES; RHEOLOGY; ROCK MECHANICS;

ROCKS;

BACK ANALYSIS; CREEP; LANDSLIDE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLEISTOCENE; QUARRY; RAINFALL; RHEOLOGY; ROCK MECHANICS; SHEAR STRENGTH; SLOPE DYNAMICS; STIFFNESS; STRESS-STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; VISCOPLASTICITY;

ITALY;

EID: 84858286192     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2012.02.003     Document Type: Article

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