Numerical modelling of the gravity-induced destabilization of a slope: The example of the La Clapière landslide, southern France |
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Authors: | AI Chemenda T Bois S Bouissou E Tric |
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Institution: | aGeosciences Azur, Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis and CNRS, Valbonne, France |
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Abstract: | A finite difference two-dimensional model with Hooke–Mohr–Coulomb properties and topography derived from the DEM are used to reproduce the La Clapière landslide. The principal factor defining the gravity-driven destabilization of the model is a gradual reduction in the cohesion. This reduction simulates a degradation of the material properties with time because of weathering/alteration processes. The inelastic deformation, fracturing, and faulting first occur at mountain scale and results in normal fault formation causing crest sagging. Later, the failure process is concentrated in the lower part of the slope and leads to the formation of a localized fault subparallel to the slope surface at a depth of ca. 100 m. This corresponds to the initiation of the La Clapière landslide and its propagation upslope. A slow crest sagging continues during the whole model evolution. |
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Keywords: | Rock mass deformation Sagging La Clapiè re landslide Weathering Numerical modelling |
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