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Use of longitudinal strain in identifying driving and resisting elements of landslides

Observations of deformation at the surfaces of landslides in Utah and Hawaii indicate that the upslope parts of the land-slides have stretched and the downslope parts have shortened parallel with the direction of movement. The maximum displacement of each landslide occurs in a relatively undeformed zone between the zones of shortening and stretching. The pattern of deformation at the surface of th
Authors
R.L. Baum, R. W. Fleming

Four contributions to 2nd seminar on Landslide hazards, Cosenza, Italy; March 5-6, 1990

No abstract available.
Authors
G. F. Wieczorek, R. L. Schuster, E. L. Harp, R. W. Fleming, R.L. Baum, A. M. Johnson