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https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-9-1125-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-9-1125-2021
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09 Sep 2021
Research article |  | 09 Sep 2021

A temperature-dependent mechanical model to assess the stability of degrading permafrost rock slopes

Philipp Mamot, Samuel Weber, Saskia Eppinger, and Michael Krautblatter

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Short summary
The mechanical response of permafrost degradation on high-mountain rock slope stability has not been calculated in a numerical model yet. We present the first approach for a model with thermal and mechanical input data derived from laboratory and field work, and existing concepts. This is applied to a test site at the Zugspitze, Germany. A numerical sensitivity analysis provides the first critical stability thresholds related to the rock temperature, slope angle and fracture network orientation.
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