Mechanics of landslide initiation as a s
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S.J Martel
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Article
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2004
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Elsevier Science
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English
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A 3-D model of shear fracture in an elastic half-space provides insight into the initiation of sliding along weak pre-existing surfaces in rock or consolidated sediments. An elastic model is justified physically if regions of non-elastic deformation associated with sliding are small relative to the