In recent years, interest in the effect of positive temperatures on rock faces has increased, as
evidenced by the extensive literature on the subject. The subsurface rock masses of rock …

This paper describes a field experiment of stress measurement using the overcoring method
performed in a rock slope, called Rochers de Valabres (located in France's Southern Alps …

Mes remerciements vont d'abord à mes encadrants: Ma directrice de thèse, Véronique
Merrien-Soukatchoff, dont l'encadrement fut complet: des équations d'élasticité en …

Natural temperature variations are often are thought to play a role in slope instabilities. For
several years, in situ thermo-mechanical measurements have monitored the" Rochers de …

Natural temperature variations are often are thought to play a role in slope instabilities. For
several years, in situ thermo-mechanical measurements have monitored the “Rochers de …

Rockfall occurrence is governed by several factors, including rainfall episodes, seismic
activity or the freezing and thawing of water filling discontinuities. Stresses and strains …