Tectonic predesign of mass movements, with examples from the Chinese Himalaya

Mass movement in the Himalaya

Auteurs :
SCHEIDEGGER, A.E.
SHRODER, J.F. JR

Description :
This paper reviews a number of specific cases of slope evolution in the Chinese Himalaya which have generally been subject to misconceptions. The A. shows that in practically all cases of mass-movements, endogenic processes are also of fundamental importance (tectonic stress).


Type de document :
Article de monographie

Source :
Geomorphology (Amsterdam), issn : 0169-555X, 1998, vol. 26, n°. 1-3, p. 37-46, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 34 ref.

Date :
1998

Editeur :
Pays édition : Pays-Bas, Amsterdam, Elsevier