Residual shear strength variability as a primary control on movement of landslides reactivated by earthquake-induced ground motion: Implications for coastal Oregon, U.S.

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 119, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1617-1635

  Schulz, William H ^a   Wang, Gonghui ^b  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cascadia subduction zone; earthquake; landslide; reactivated landslide; residual shear strength

Indexed keywords

COSEISMIC PROCESS; DISPLACEMENT; EARTHQUAKE; GROUND MOTION; LANDSLIDE; LOADING TEST; RESIDUAL STRENGTH; SHEAR STRENGTH; SHEAR STRESS;

CASCADIA SUBDUCTION ZONE; OREGON; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84905842080     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JF003088     Document Type: Article

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