Detecting the impact of climate change on alpine mass movements in observational records from the European Alps

M Jacquemart, S Weber, M Chiarle, M Chmiel… - Earth-Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic climate change is rapidly altering high mountain environments, including
changing the frequency, dynamic behavior, location, and magnitude of alpine mass …

The mechanics of landslide mobility with erosion

SP Pudasaini, M Krautblatter - Nature communications, 2021 - nature.com
Erosion can significantly increase the destructive power of a landslide by amplifying its
volume, mobility and impact force. The threat posed by an erosive landslide is linked to its …

A mechanical erosion model for two-phase mass flows

SP Pudasaini, JT Fischer - International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 2020 - Elsevier
Erosion, entrainment and deposition are complex and dominant, but yet poorly understood,
mechanical processes in geophysical mass flows. Here, we propose a novel and process …

Investigation of the dynamic process of the Xinmo landslide using the discrete element method

Z Liu, L Su, C Zhang, J Iqbal, B Hu, Z Dong - Computers and Geotechnics, 2020 - Elsevier
As a useful tool to simulate the movement of granular materials, the Particle Flow Code is
used to analyze the dynamic process of the Xinmo landslide, including: disintegration …

Failure mode analysis of post-seismic rockfall in shattered mountains exemplified by detailed investigation and numerical modelling

K He, Y Li, G Ma, X Hu, B Liu, Z Ma, Z Xu - Landslides, 2021 - Springer
A high-position destructive rockfall, significantly influenced by post-seismic effect of
Wenchuan earthquake in 2008 and associated aftershocks, was reported in Miansi Town of …

Forecast volume of potential landslides in alpine-canyon terrain using time-series InSAR technology: A case study in the Bailong River basin, China

W Liu, Y Zhang, X Meng, A Wang, Y Li, X Su, K Ma… - Landslides, 2024 - Springer
The magnitude (spatial location, area, and volume) of landslides is a crucial parameter for
estimating the quantitative risk and preventing landslide hazards. This study proposes a …

[HTML][HTML] A granular energy-controlled boundary condition for discrete element simulations of granular flows on erodible surfaces

C Zhu, Y Huang, J Sun - Computers and Geotechnics, 2023 - Elsevier
Entrainment of the substrate, which can cause the volume of geophysical flows to increase
by many times and greatly affects its mobility, occurs frequently. Even though many large …

The landslide velocity

SP Pudasaini, M Krautblatter - Earth Surface Dynamics …, 2021 - esurf.copernicus.org
Proper knowledge of velocity is required in accurately determining the enormous destructive
energy carried by a landslide. We present the first, simple and physics-based general …

The Xinmo rockslide-debris avalanche: An analysis based on the three-dimensional material point method

S Zhao, S He, X Li, Y Deng, Y Liu, S Yan, X Bai… - Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract On June 24, 2017, a catastrophic rock avalanche with a volume of 5.08× 10 6 m
occurred in Xinmo village, Maoxian County, Sichuan Province, SW China. Several studies …

The multiple earthquakes induced progressive failure of the Xinmo landslide, China: based on shaking table tests

X Pei, S Cui, Y Liang, H Wang - Environmental Earth Sciences, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Maoxian Country in Sichuan Province, China is a quake-prone mountainous area.
Within 300 km of it, there have been more than ten strong earthquakes higher than Ms6. 0 …