Does vertical seismic force play an important role for the failure mechanism of rock avalanches? A case study of rock avalanches triggered by the Wenchuan earthquake of May 12, 2008, Sichuan, China

2011 ◽  
Vol 66 (5) ◽  
pp. 1285-1293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ping Sun ◽  
Yue-ping Yin ◽  
Shu-ren Wu ◽  
Li-wei Chen
Keyword(s):  
Failure Mechanism ◽  
Wenchuan Earthquake ◽  
The Wenchuan Earthquake ◽  
Rock Avalanches ◽  
Seismic Force

The characteristics and failure mechanism of the largest landslide triggered by the Wenchuan earthquake, May 12, 2008, China

Landslides ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Runqiu Huang ◽  
Xiangjun Pei ◽  
Xuanmei Fan ◽  
Weifeng Zhang ◽  
Shigui Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Failure Mechanism ◽  
Wenchuan Earthquake ◽  
The Wenchuan Earthquake
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