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Electrical imaging of sliding geometry and fluids associated with a deep seated landslide (La Clapière, France)
Author(s) -
Jomard H.,
Lebourg T.,
Guglielmi Y.,
Tric E.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
earth surface processes and landforms
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.294
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1096-9837
pISSN - 0197-9337
DOI - 10.1002/esp.1941
Subject(s) - landslide , geology , classification of discontinuities , electrical resistivity tomography , scale (ratio) , landslide classification , electrical resistivity and conductivity , position (finance) , geomorphology , geotechnical engineering , geometry , seismology , geodesy , cartography , geography , physics , mathematical analysis , mathematics , finance , quantum mechanics , economics
This paper deals with the applicability of electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) for the recognition of large landslide structures at depths, which have never previously been imaged accurately. One of the most studied and instrumented deep landslides in Europe is taken as an example: the La Clapière landslide. The first stage of the study consisted of an accurate geological mapping taking into account a morphological analysis of gravitational deformations. This allowed a very fine definition of the landslide structure, that could be compared with three provided ERT profiles performed within the landslide body. Very good correlations were obtained for the determination of sub‐horizontal structures and associated fluid circulations. It confirmed the position of the sliding surface that reached a maximum depth of 100 m. Forward computing was however necessary to determine the influence and then the presence of vertical discontinuities. It supports the use of ERT as an efficient tool for large scale landslide imaging, such as deep seated landslides. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.