Towards a better understanding of coseismic landslides :An analysis of the size, distribution pattern and characteristics of coseismic landslides in different tectonic and geomorphic environments

Abstract

Thesis shortly introduces the state of art in the field of regional scale earthquake triggered landslide studies; investigates the role of the fault geometry, coseismic slip rate and mode together with the local topographic and geomorphic differences on the size- and spatial-distribution pattern of landslides triggered by the 2002 Denali Fault (Mw 7.9) strike-slip faulting earthquake; analyses the combined effect of complex rupture dynamics, rock-type and topography on previously rarely documented pattern of nearly 4,500 landslides associated with the 2010 Haiti (Mw 7.0) earthquake; examines whether and how distinct faulting styles modulate both the abundance and spatial patterns of earthquake-induced landslides in a global and regional sense (from a global and regional viewpoint).