2D viscoplastic finite element modelling of slow landslides: The Portalet case study (Spain)

Landslides

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 29-42

  Fernandez Merodo J A ^a,b   Garcia Davalillo J C ^a   Herrera, G ^a   Mira, P ^b,c   Pastor, M ^b  

^a INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

^b Escuela Tecnica Superior de Ingenieros de Caminos Canales y Puertos   (Spain)

^c Centro de Estudios y Experimentacion de Obras Publicas   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biot theory; Creep; Finite elements; Slow landslides; Viscoplasticity

Indexed keywords

CREEP; GROUNDWATER; LANDSLIDES; STRAIN RATE; VISCOPLASTICITY;

ACCELERATION/DECELERATION; BIOT THEORY; CONSTRUCTIVE SOLUTIONS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGES; MICROSTRUCTURAL DEGRADATION; TIME-DEPENDENT ANALYSIS; VISCOPLASTIC CONSTITUTIVE MODELING;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

CREEP; DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GROUNDWATER FLOW; LANDSLIDE; MICROSTRUCTURE; SLOPE STABILITY; VISCOPLASTICITY;

SPAIN;

EID: 84893722015     PISSN: 1612510X     EISSN: 16125118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10346-012-0370-4     Document Type: Article

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