Hydromechanical analyses of partially saturated slopes for the establishment of landslide early warning thresholds.
Event details
| Date | 04.10.2012 |
| Hour | 17:00 › 18:00 |
| Speaker | by John Eichenberger, PhD student at LMS |
| Location |
GC D0 386
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| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
Rainfall-induced landslides in steep soil slopes of volcanic origin are a major threat to human lives and infrastructure. Due to their loose structure, volcanic ash slopes are prone to wettinginduced instability phenomena which are not accounted for in standard slope stability methods. In this seminar, physically-based approaches including conceptual and numerical 1D and 2D models are presented for the analysis of failure initiation and the establishment of thresholds for measurable eld variables in loose unsaturated slopes subjected to rain inltration. Model requirements are discussed with reference to the objectives of the analysis and key physical processes in rainfall-induced landslides.
Practical information
- General public
- Free
Organizer
- ENAC-LMS