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Orals NH3.11/GM7.3/SSS13.50

NH3.11/GM7.3/SSS13.50 Media

Rockfalls, rockslides and rock avalanches: Mechanics, dynamics, and new insights from novel data (co-organized)
Convener: Michael Krautblatter  | Co-Conveners: Axel Volkwein , Samuel McColl , Anja Dufresne , Daniel Draebing , Matthew Westoby , Kerry Leith , Sibylle Knapp , Anne Voigtländer , Stuart Dunning 
Orals
 / Tue, 10 Apr, 13:30–17:00
Posters
 / Attendance Tue, 10 Apr, 17:30–19:00

Tuesday, 10 April 2018
Room L1
The mechanics of damage, detachment, and disintegration

13:30–13:45
EGU2018-16050
DSGSD to rockslide transition at the Saline ridge (Valfurva, Italy) constrained by dating, remote sensing and time-dependent modelling
Federico Agliardi, Federico Riva, Giuseppe Cola, Margherita Cecilia Spreafico, Didier Bourlès, Règis Braucher, Chiara Crippa, Carlo Rivolta, and Giovanni Crosta
13:45–14:00
EGU2018-2985
Velocity-dependent shear resistance of soils, rocks, and bi-material interfaces at landslide stress levels
Gianvito Scaringi, Wei Hu, Qiang Xu, and Runqiu Huang
14:00–14:15
EGU2018-13699
Thermal and mechanical modelling of massive rock slope failure following fjord deglaciation
Benjamin Jacobs, Kristin S. Myrha, Johannes Leinauer, and Michael Krautblatter
14:15–14:30
EGU2018-3247
Experimental study of the wedging – ratcheting mechanism in rock slopes using a large physical model in thermally controlled room
Dagan Bakun-Mazor, Aviran Feldhiem, and Yossef H. Hatzor
The explanatory power of novel methods for observing and analysing rock slope failure

14:30–14:45
EGU2018-672
Initial failure timing of gradually moving rockslides in western and northern Norway
Paula Hilger, Reginald L. Hermanns, John C. Gosse, Bernd Etzelmüller, Kristin S. Myhra, and Florence Magnin
14:45–15:00
EGU2018-1611
The rock avalanche at Pragser Wildsee/Lago di Braies (Dolomites, Italy): Characteristics and Dating
Marc Ostermann, Susan Ivy-Ochs, Frowin Ruegenberg, and Christoph Vockenhuber
Coffee break
15:30–15:45
EGU2018-8175
Sensitivity of rockfall frequency-magnitude and wall retreat rates to observation duration from TLS measurements
Solmaz Mohadjer, Todd A. Ehlers, Matthias Nettesheim, and Marco B. Ott
15:45–16:00
EGU2018-12176
Application of the Unity Game Engine and Other Open-Source 3D Tools to Rockfall Modelling with Fragmentation and Talus Debris Interaction
Zac Sala and D. Jean Hutchinson
16:00–16:15
EGU2018-17389
Understanding rockfall activity in terms of meteorological conditions – the case study from Tatra Mts.
Anna Zielonka and Dominika Wrońska-Wałach
The dynamics of rapid rock slope instabilities and their interaction with protection structures

16:15–16:30
EGU2018-19767
Insights on the role of boundary and internal conditions on the spreading of rock falls and avalanches: field and model data compared across the scales
Elisabeth Bowman
16:30–16:45
EGU2018-9765
Potential and limitations of physical laboratory modelling for the analysis of rock avalanche dynamics: insights from field and experimental observations
Luca Schilirò, Fabio Vittorio De Blasio, Carlo Esposito, and Gabriele Scarascia Mugnozza
16:45–17:00
EGU2018-19323
Optimizing rockfall simulations by combining high-resolution gridded digital terrain models with 3D point clouds
François Noël, Cécile D’Almeida, Michel Jaboyedoff, Catherine Cloutier, and Jacques Locat