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A multi-block sliding system model and associated computer code has been developed to model the displacement of sliding geo-masses. This model is a useful tool, especially when displacements are very large and computer codes based on the Finite Element Method cannot be applied. The paper applies the...

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Published in:WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment 2006-01, Vol.90
Main Authors: Stamatopoulos, C, Aneroussis, S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Deformation
Finite element method
Landslides
Sliding
Soil strength
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Summary:A multi-block sliding system model and associated computer code has been developed to model the displacement of sliding geo-masses. This model is a useful tool, especially when displacements are very large and computer codes based on the Finite Element Method cannot be applied. The paper applies the model to predict the response of the well-documented Vaiont landslide, which occurred on 9 October 1963. The predicted deformation of the slide and back-estimated soil strength agreed reasonably well with the measured. In addition the computed and observed time duration of motion and peak slide velocity are in agreement.
ISSN:1746-448X
1743-3541
DOI:10.2495/DEB060251