The role of near-field interaction between seismic waves and slope on the triggering of a rockslide at Lorca (SE Spain)

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3631-3643

  Alfaro, P ^a   Delgado, J ^a   Garcia Tortosa F J ^b   Giner, J J ^a   Lenti, L ^c   Lopez Casado C ^d   Martino, S ^e   Scarascia Mugnozza, G ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITÉ GUSTAVE EIFFEL   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^e SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LANDSLIDE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMIC WAVE; SLOPE; STRESS-STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TOPOGRAPHY;

SPAIN;

EID: 84871032075     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-12-3631-2012     Document Type: Article

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