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Numerical Modeling of Initiation and Propagation Phases of Landslides

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Modeling and Mechanics of Granular and Porous Materials

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This paper deals with initiation and propagation of landslides, for which suitable numerical models are presented. Concerning the initiation phase, we present a coupled displacement-pore pressure formulation (u-pw) proposed by Zienkiewicz and co-workers. Particular attention is paid to capture of the failure surface where strain localizes. An example is presented where the triggering mechanism is the pore pressure changes induced by rainfall. Once failure has been triggered, propagation is analyzed using an Eulerian formulation of the balance of mass and momentum equations. Two simplified, one-phase models are presented for the two extreme cases of dry granular flows and mudflows. The first model uses a level set algorithm to track the free surface, and is suitable for length scales of 100 m. For longer distances of propagation, we propose a depth integrated model which is discretized using a Taylor-Galerkin technique.

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  1. Centro de Estudios y Experimentació n de, Obras Públicas Alfonso XII, Madrid, 3 E-28014, Spain

    Manuel Pastor, José A. Fernández-Merodo & Pablo Mira

  2. ETS de Ingenieros de Caminos, UPM Ciudad Universitaria s/n, Madrid, E-28040, Spain

    Manuel Quecedo

  3. Building 16-406, Hohai University, Nanjing, Xikang Road, 3 210024, China

    Tongchun Li & Liu Xiaoqing

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Pastor, M., Quecedo, M., Fernández-Merodo, J.A., Mira, P., Li, T., Xiaoqing, L. (2002). Numerical Modeling of Initiation and Propagation Phases of Landslides. In: Capriz, G., Ghionna, V.N., Giovine, P. (eds) Modeling and Mechanics of Granular and Porous Materials. Modeling and Simulation in Science, Engineering and Technology. Birkhäuser, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-0079-6_11

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