Gravity erosion on the steep loess slope: Behavior, trigger and sensitivity

Catena

Volumn 135, Issue , 2015, Pages 231-239

  Xu, X Z ^a   Liu, Z Y ^a   Xiao, P Q ^b   Guo, W Z ^a   Zhang, H W ^c   Zhao, C ^a   Yan, Q ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b YELLOW RIVER INSTITUTE OF HYDRAULIC RESEARCH   (China)

^c TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Gravity erosion; Laboratory test; Landform; Rainfall; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FAILURE MECHANISM; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; GRAVITY; LANDSLIDE; LOESS; MUDFLOW; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SLOPE FAILURE; SLOPE STABILITY; SOIL EROSION; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

EID: 84940486028     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2015.08.005     Document Type: Article

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