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Article Dans Une Revue The Geological Society, London, Special Publications Année : 2011

Paraglacial gravitational deformations in the SW Alps: a review of field investigations, 10Be cosmogenic dating and physical modeling,

Th. Bois
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G. Sanchez
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Th. Lebourg
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E. Tric
S. Bouissou
A. Chemenda
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Yan Rolland
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M. Corsini

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Catastrophic deep-seated landslides (DSL) are generally considered to be the result of large slope deformations also known as deep-seated gravitational slope deformation (DSGSD). This paper aims to build a synthesis of multiple studies made in the Tinée Valley (southern French Alps) to assess the geometrical, kinematical, mechanical and chronological relationships between these two gravitational processes. At the scale of the valley, data issued from geological, geomorphological and 10Be dating indicate a clear geometrical link between DSGSD and DSL occurring at the base of the slope and suggest that gravitational slope evolution began after the glacial retreat (13 ka BP). This is supported by the example of the well-documented La Clapière slope. A continuous evolution process is characterized geometrically and temporally from geomorphic observations and analogue modelling. Coupling structural, geomorphological, physical and chronological studies allowed us to propose a four-dimensional (4D) deformation model mechanically correlated with progressive failure concept. The validity and variability of this reference site are discussed at the valley scale (taking Isola and Le Pra slope deformation as examples). It allows a rough estimation of the state of slope deformation at the valley scale to be constructed and the slope evolution with time to be considered. This 4D model could then be considered as a reference for other deep-seated gravitational slope deformations in comparable Alpine valleys.
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hal-00730866 , version 1 (11-09-2012)

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S. El Bedoui, Th. Bois, H. Jomard, G. Sanchez, Th. Lebourg, et al.. Paraglacial gravitational deformations in the SW Alps: a review of field investigations, 10Be cosmogenic dating and physical modeling,. The Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 2011, 351, pp.11-25. ⟨10.1144/SP351.2⟩. ⟨hal-00730866⟩
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