Failure mechanism of TRSS mode in landslides induced by earthquake

Abstract Investigation of the slopes in the Wenchuan earthquake shows that tension failures appear in the upper part in many landslides. The typical failure mode can be generalized as “tensile-rupture and sheared-sliding” (TRSS). In this paper, the distinct element method (DEM) is employed to simula...

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Main Authors: Renli Liu, Yanhui Han, Jun Xiao, Tao Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78503-y