Discrete element modeling of a rainfall-induced flowslide

Engineering Geology

Volumn 149-150, Issue , 2012, Pages 22-34

  Li, Wei Chao ^a,b   Li, Hong Jie ^c   Dai, F C ^d   Lee, Lee Min ^e  

^a State Key Laboratory of Simulation and Regulation of Water Cycle in River Basin   (China)

^b CHINA INSTITUTE OF WATER RESOURCES AND HYDROPOWER RESEARCH   (China)

^c CHINA COAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^e UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Discrete element method; Flowslide; Mechanical behavior; Rainfall induced landslide; Run out

Indexed keywords

2D SIMULATIONS; DISCRETE ELEMENT MODELING; FLOW SLIDES; IN-FIELD; LATERAL SPREADING; MASS MOVEMENT; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; RAINFALL INDUCED LANDSLIDES; RAPID MOVEMENTS; RESIDUAL FRICTION; RUN-OUT; SLIDING MASS; SLIP SURFACES; STIFFNESS RATIOS; TRAVEL DISTANCE; UNDRAINED BEHAVIOR;

CALIBRATION; FLUIDIZATION; FRICTION; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; RAIN;

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD;

CALIBRATION; DEFORMATION; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; FLUIDIZATION; LANDSLIDE; MASS MOVEMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; RAINFALL; SOIL MECHANICS; STIFFNESS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 84866523863     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2012.08.006     Document Type: Article

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