Seismically triggered landslides: a conceptual model for deformation mechanisms and influencing factors

Abstract: Different types of landslides known or assumed to have been triggered by a specific earthquake were investigated at different places in the Tien Shan (Central Asia). Geophysical and geological data recorded at these sites allowed us to determine the geometry of the mass movements and environmental features that had contributed to the failure. From the observations and related numerical analyses, it could be inferred that four site factors have a significant influence upon sliding processes: morphology; type of ...