Introduction to the Physics of Landslides Lecture notes on the dynamics of mass wasting /

• Main Author: Blasio, Fabio Vittorio de (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2011.
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Geotechnical engineering.; Physical geography.; Amorphous substances.; Complex fluids.; Environmental sciences.; Earth Sciences.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Environmental Physics.; Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics.; Physical Geography.

Landslides represent one of the most destructive natural catastrophes. They can reach extremely long distance and velocity, and are capable of wiping out human communities and settlements. Yet landslides have a creative facet as they contribute to the modification of the landscape. They are the cons...

Table of Contents:

• Part 1. Introduction to Landslides
• Part 2. Fluid Mechanics
• Part 3. Rheological Flows
• Part 4. Physics of Granular Media
• Part 5. Granular Avalanches
• Part 6. Submarine Landslides
• Part 7. Suspension Flows
• Part 8. Special Topics
• Appendixes: 1. Geological Appendix. 2. Physical Appendix. 3. Mathematical Appendix. 4. Numerical Appendix.