Physical models of rock avalanche spreading behaviour with dynamic fragmentation

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 460-476

  Bowman, E T ^a   Take, W A ^b   Rait, K L ^a   Hann, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Centrifuge; Fragmentation; Physical modelling; Rock avalanche; Runout

Indexed keywords

A-PLANE; BREAKAGE PARAMETERS; BRITTLE SOLIDS; COAL BLOCKS; CORIOLIS EFFECT; DYNAMIC FRAGMENTATION; DYNAMIC FRAGMENTATION OF ROCKS; FIELD SCALE; FRAGMENTATION; FRONT VELOCITY; HORIZONTAL PLANES; PHYSICAL MODEL; PHYSICAL MODELLING; ROCK AVALANCHE; RUNOUT; STATIONARY POSITIONS; TEST CONDITION;

CENTRIFUGATION; CENTRIFUGES; COAL BREAKAGE; DEBRIS; MODELS; ROCKS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

DYNAMICS;

ACCELERATION; BRITTLE MEDIUM; CENTRIFUGAL MODEL TEST; COAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORIOLIS FORCE; FRONTAL FEATURE; ROCK AVALANCHE; ROCK MECHANICS; VOLUME;

EID: 84859010191     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: 12086010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/T2012-007     Document Type: Article

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