Impact of a multilayer structure on initiation and evolution of strain localization in porous rocks: Field observations and numerical modeling

2014 ◽  
Vol 631 ◽  
pp. 29-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre I. Chemenda ◽  
Gregory Ballas ◽  
Roger Soliva
2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. 2627-2635 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. Feng ◽  
B. Li ◽  
Y. P. Yin ◽  
K. He

Abstract. Calcareous mountainous areas are highly prone to geohazards, and rockslides play an important role in cliff retreat. This study presents three examples of failures of limestone cliffs with subhorizontal bedding in the southwestern calcareous area of China. Field observations and numerical modeling of Yudong Escarpment, Zengzi Cliff, and Wangxia Cliff showed that pre-existing vertical joints passing through thick limestone and the alternation of competent and incompetent layers are the most significant features for rockslides. A "hard-on-soft" cliff made of hard rocks superimposed on soft rocks is prone to rock slump, characterized by shearing through the underlying weak strata along a curved surface and backward tilting. When a slope contains weak interlayers rather than a soft basal, a rock collapse could occur from the compression fracture and tensile split of the rock mass near the interfaces. A rockslide might shear through a hard rock mass if no discontinuities are exposed in the cliff slope, and sliding may occur along a moderately inclined rupture plane. The "toe breakout" mechanism mainly depends on the strength characteristics of the rock mass.


2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruslan R. Balokhonov ◽  
Eugen A. Schwab ◽  
Varvara A. Romanova ◽  
Aleksandr V. Zinoviev ◽  
Sergey A. Martynov

2016 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 1591-1606 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ylva Sjöberg ◽  
Ethan Coon ◽  
A. Britta K. Sannel ◽  
Romain Pannetier ◽  
Dylan Harp ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 124 (1) ◽  
pp. 1120-1137 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. E. A. Döhmann ◽  
S. Brune ◽  
L. Nardini ◽  
E. Rybacki ◽  
G. Dresen

2011 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Ranga Rao ◽  
N. T. Reddy ◽  
J. Sriganesh ◽  
M. V. Ramana Murthy ◽  
Tad S. Murty

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2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Zhang ◽  
Bill Paparis ◽  
Hemming Schäffer ◽  
Daniela Ostrovsky

2009 ◽  
Vol 56 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 1153-1172 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Ruggiero ◽  
D.J.R. Walstra ◽  
G. Gelfenbaum ◽  
M. van Ormondt

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