Lumped mass damper model to predict landslide velocity

Abstract

  In order to predict the landslide velocity, mass system model composed of damper is an effective method which is based on kinematic equations. Furthermore it is finally deduced by this method that downward forces（F）have close linear relationship to velocities（ν）. Therefore, velocities（ν）of landslides increase in response to increasing downward forces（F）. The analytical result using this technique to the Kostanjek landslide in Croatia clarified that this mass system model is effective to reproduce the variation of landslide velocity in response to the variation of groundwater level.