A large and catastrophic rock avalanche occurred at the Xinmo village in the Maoxian
county of the Sichuan province of China on June 24, 2017. The avalanche destroyed 64 …

We use the numerical, discrete element, Discontinuous Deformation Analysis (DDA) method
to study velocity-distance evolution of the catastrophic Vajont landslide using a newly …

Abstract Changes in shear velocity can strengthen or weaken the frictional resistance of
joints/faults in natural systems, but the mechanism remains unclear. We investigated the …

Currently, the dynamic behavior of high-speed long-runout landslides triggered by
earthquakes remains unclear due to the complexity of such phenomena. Degradation in the …

In this paper, we investigated the significance of intergranular friction weakening on the
dynamics of the Jiweishan rock avalanche. First, high-velocity-friction tests simulating the …

There are a series of human or natural activities, including earthquakes, explosions, and
rockbursts, which have caused a number of safety accidents in geotechnical engineering …

This study introduces the vector sum method into discontinuum-based methods by
considering the sliding vector and the stress state of the discrete block system. The sliding …

Firstly, an X-ray diffraction test is carried out to investigate brittle rock specimens'
composition, and a triaxial compression test is conducted to study the deformation behaviors …

Abstract Graphic Processing Unit (GPU), as a computing device, has upgraded from single-
subject graphical processors to multi-core processors with tremendous computational …

Earthquake-induced landslides are complex dynamic processes, a better understanding of
which can be achieved by studying the entire dynamic process, including the propagation of …