Life and death of slow-moving landslides

P Lacroix, AL Handwerger, G Bièvre - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2020 - nature.com
In the most destructive and catastrophic landslide events, rocks, soil and fluids can travel at
speeds approaching several tens of metres per second. However, many landslides …

Subsurface multi‐physical monitoring of a reservoir landslide with the fiber‐optic nerve system

X Ye, HH Zhu, J Wang, Q Zhang, B Shi… - Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Reservoir landslides are typical geohazards with sophisticated thermo‐hydro‐mechanical
interactions. However, direct observations of subsurface multi‐physical processes in bank …

Some considerations on the use of numerical methods to simulate past landslides and possible new failures: the case of the recent **nmo landslide (Sichuan, China)

G Scaringi, X Fan, Q Xu, C Liu, C Ouyang… - Landslides, 2018 - Springer
Rock avalanches represent a serious risk for human lives, properties, and infrastructures. On
June 24, 2017, a catastrophic landslide destroyed the village of **nmo (Maoxian County …

A shift from drought to extreme rainfall drives a stable landslide to catastrophic failure

AL Handwerger, MH Huang, EJ Fielding, AM Booth… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
The addition of water on or below the earth's surface generates changes in stress that can
trigger both stable and unstable sliding of landslides and faults. While these sliding …

Characterization of sliding surface deformation and stability evaluation of landslides with fiber–optic strain sensing nerves

DY Wang, HH Zhu, J Wang, YJ Sun, L Schenato… - Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Deformation monitoring of sliding zones or surfaces is of great significance to investigate
evolution stages and triggering factors of landslides. The fiber–optic strain sensing cables …

Widespread initiation, reactivation, and acceleration of landslides in the northern California Coast Ranges due to extreme rainfall

AL Handwerger, EJ Fielding, MH Huang… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Episodically to continuously active slow‐moving landslides are driven by precipitation.
Climate change, which is altering both the frequency and magnitude of precipitation …

Spatio-temporal evolution of mass wasting after the 2008 Mw 7.9 Wenchuan earthquake revealed by a detailed multi-temporal inventory

X Fan, G Domènech, G Scaringi, R Huang, Q Xu… - Landslides, 2018 - Springer
Strong earthquakes in mountainous areas can trigger a large number of landslides that
generate deposits of loose and unconsolidated debris across the landscape. These deposits …

[HTML][HTML] Temperature and shear-rate effects in two pure clays: Possible implications for clay landslides

M Loche, G Scaringi - Results in Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Temperature fluctuations in landslide shear zones can originate from heat exchanges with
deeper layers as well as with the atmosphere through the landslide body. Shallow …

The “long” runout rock avalanche in Pusa, China, on August 28, 2017: a preliminary report

X Fan, Q Xu, G Scaringi, G Zheng, R Huang, L Dai… - Landslides, 2019 - Springer
Abstract On August 28, 2017, a large rock avalanche occurred in Pusa, a village in the
County of Nayong (Guizhou Province, China). About 500,000 m 3 of rock detached from a …

Residual state rate effects of shear-zone soil regulating slow-to-fast transition of catastrophic landslides

X Kang, S Wang, W Wu, G Xu - Engineering Geology, 2022 - Elsevier
Catastrophic landslides with basal shear zones usually involve a number of mechanisms
that are poorly understood. One mechanism issue is the transition from slow sliding to fast …