Nucleation of slip-weakening rupture instability in landslides by localized increase of pore pressure

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Viesca, Robert C ^a,b   Rice, James R ^a,c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSOLIDATION; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAILURE ANALYSIS; LANDSLIDE; LIQUEFACTION; NUCLEATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PORE PRESSURE; S-WAVE; SEDIMENTATION; SLOPE FAILURE;

EID: 84858806724     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JB008866     Document Type: Article

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