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Wu YB, Duan Z, Peng JB, Zhang Q, Pähtz T. Influence of slope angle on deposit morphology and propagation of laboratory landslides. Sci Rep 2023; 13:9452. [PMID: 37301884 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-36554-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
Abstract
Landslide deposits often exhibit surface features, such as transverse ridges and X-shaped conjugate troughs, whose physical formation origins are not well understood. To study the deposit morphology, laboratory studies typically focus on the simplest landslide geometry: an inclined plane accelerating the sliding mass immediately followed by its deceleration on a horizontal plane. However, existing experiments have been conducted only for a limited range of the slope angle θ. Here, we study the effect of θ on the kinematics and deposit morphology of laboratory landslides along a low-friction base, measured using an advanced 3D scanner. At low θ (30°-35°), we find transverse ridges formed by overthrusting on the landslide deposits. At moderate θ (40°-55°), conjugate troughs form. A Mohr-Coulomb failure model predicts the angle enclosed by the X-shaped troughs as 90° - φ, with φ the internal friction angle, in agreement with our experiments and a natural landslide. This supports the speculation that conjugate troughs form due to failure associated with a triaxial shear stress. At high θ (60°-85°), a double-upheaval morphology forms because the rear of the sliding mass impacts the front during the transition from the slope to the horizontal plane. The overall surface area of the landslides increases during their downslope motion and then decreases during their runout.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yan-Bin Wu
- Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan, 316021, China
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- College of Geology and Environment, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, 58 Yanta Middle Road, Xi'an, 710054, China.
- Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Geological Support for Coal Green Exploitation, Xi'an, 710055, China.
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- School of Geology Engineering and Geomatics, Chang'an University, Xi'an, 710054, China
- Key Laboratory of Western Mineral Resources and Geological Engineering of Ministry of Education, Chang'an University, Xi'an, 710054, China
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- College of Geology and Environment, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, 58 Yanta Middle Road, Xi'an, 710054, China
- Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Geological Support for Coal Green Exploitation, Xi'an, 710055, China
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- Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan, 316021, China.
- Donghai Lab, Zhoushan, 316021, China.
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A new column collapse apparatus for the characterisation of the flowability of granular materials. POWDER TECHNOL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2019.11.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Torres-Serra J, Romero E, Rodríguez-Ferran A, Caba J, Arderiu X, Padullés JM, González J. Flowability of granular materials with industrial applications - An experimental approach. EPJ WEB OF CONFERENCES 2017. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/201714003068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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