Rock avalanche deposits store quantitative evidence on internal shear during runout
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DOI: 10.1002/2017gl073774
Abstract: We investigated the quantitative effect of internal shear on grain breakage during rock-avalanche runout, by means of 38 ring-shear experiments on identical sand samples at different normal stresses, shear strains and shear-strain rates. We compared… read more here.
Keywords: internal shear; grain; rock avalanche; avalanche ... See more keywords
The 2009 Jiweishan rock avalanche, Wulong, China: deposit characteristics and implications for its fragmentation
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DOI: 10.1007/s10346-019-01142-6
Abstract: In this study, field investigation and numerical modeling using Particle Flow Code (PFC) were conducted to investigate deposit characteristics and their implications for the fragmentation mechanisms of the 2009 Jiweishan rock avalanche in Wulong, China.… read more here.
Keywords: rock avalanche; deposit; deposit characteristics; characteristics implications ... See more keywords
Failure mechanism and dynamic processes of rock avalanche occurrence in Chengkun railway, China, on August 14, 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/s10346-019-01343-z
Abstract: Rock avalanches are unpredictable due to their complex geological conditions and dynamics and such features have been regarded as important reasons for property damage and fatalities. The Ganluo rock avalanche of August 14, 2019 in… read more here.
Keywords: failure mechanism; rock avalanche; rock;
The Kandersteg rock avalanche (Switzerland): integrated analysis of a late Holocene catastrophic event
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DOI: 10.1007/s10346-020-01365-y
Abstract: In this study, we focus on the Kandersteg rock avalanche in the central Bernese Alps in Switzerland. We achieved an improved understanding of the release and emplacement of the rock avalanche through a combination of… read more here.
Keywords: rock avalanche; analysis; kandersteg rock; event ... See more keywords
An experimental study to characterize the initiation of the seismic-induced Tsaoling rock avalanche
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2016.12.015
Abstract: Abstract The Tsaoling rock avalanche, which had a sliding volume of 120 million m3 and a maximum thickness of 170 m, was triggered by the Chi-Chi earthquake in 1999. However, the initiation mechanism has not been well understood… read more here.
Keywords: rock avalanche; surface; tsaoling rock; initiation ... See more keywords
Characteristics and runout behaviour of the disastrous 28 August 2017 rock avalanche in Nayong, Guizhou, China
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2019.105154
Abstract: Abstract On 28th August 2017, a disastrous rock avalanche occurred in Nayong, Guizhou, China. This catastrophic event killed 35 people and destroyed 23 houses. In this study, the failure process of the avalanche was analyzed… read more here.
Keywords: guizhou china; rock avalanche; avalanche; august 2017 ... See more keywords
Timing and features of a late MIS 2 rock avalanche in the Eastern Himalayas, constrained by 10Be exposure dating
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DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2018.05.022
Abstract: Abstract We investigate a previously unrecorded rock avalanche deposit (Yadong rock avalanche) that resulted from a major mountain slope failure on the northwest slopes of Mt. Chomo Lhari in the Eastern Himalayas. We provide detailed… read more here.
Keywords: eastern himalayas; rock avalanche; exposure; avalanche ... See more keywords
Rock avalanche-debris geometry and implications for rock-avalanche genesis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2019.02.029
Abstract: Abstract Rock avalanches have an important impact on the geomorphological evolution of mountain landscapes. Rock avalanche-debris geometry holds important clues related to the processes of the disaster predisposition, occurrence and rapid runout of rock avalanche-debris… read more here.
Keywords: avalanche debris; rock avalanche; microscopy; geometry ... See more keywords
Quantitative assessment of weathering degree of the Touzhai rock-avalanche deposit in Southwest China
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DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2020.107162
Abstract: Abstract Weathering is one of the main preparatory causal factors for rock-avalanche events and weathering assessment of involved materials can refine understanding of geomorphic processes of this class. The weathering degree of the deposit of… read more here.
Keywords: rock avalanche; deposit; weathering degree; assessment ... See more keywords