Note: Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Contributors -- Chapter 1 -- Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences -- Introduction -- Section I: Submarine Mass Movement Triggers, Mechanics and Geotechnical Properties -- Section II: Submarine Mass Movement Case Studies and Hazard Assessment -- Section III: Submarine Mass Movements in Margin Construction and Economic Significance -- Section IV: Submarine Mass Movements and Tsunamis -- Looking to the Future -- References -- Section I: Submarine Mass Movements: Triggers, Mechanics, and Geotechnical Properties -- Chapter 2 -- Interplay Between Gas Hydrates and Submarine Slope Failure -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background -- 3 Stress Changes in Hydrate Bearing Layers -- 3.1 Laboratory Investigations -- 3.2 Theoretical Predictions -- 3.3 Small Scale Physical Models -- 3.4 Discussion -- 4 Stability of Hydrate-Bearing Layers -- 4.1 Environmental Controls on Stability -- 4.2 Slope Stability Models -- 5 Field Observations -- 6 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 3 -- Advanced Dynamic Soil Testing-Introducing the New Marum Dynamic Triaxial Testing Device -- 1 Introduction -- 2 MARUM Dynamic Triaxial Testing Device -- 3 Performance Examples -- 4 Data Examples -- 4.1 Liquefaction of Sand -- 4.2 Cyclic Creep in Clays -- 5 Summary and Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4 -- Clustering of Geotechnical Properties of Marine Sediments Through Self-Organizing Maps: An Example from the Zakynthos Canyon-Valley System, Greece -- 1 Introduction and Scope -- 2 Kohonen - Self Organising Maps -- 3 Source Data -- 4 Results of Clustering -- 5 Parameters Rating: Interaction Matrix Theory and Cause/Effect Plot -- 6 Discussion - Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5. , Identification of Shear Zones and Their Causal Mechanisms Using a Combination of Cone Penetration Tests and Seismic Data in the Eastern Niger Delta -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Morphostructure of the Study Area -- 3.2 Seismic Analysis -- 3.3 Sediment Core Analyses -- 3.4 In-situ Analyses -- 4 Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6 -- Mass Wasting Dynamics at the Deeper Slope of the Ligurian Margin (Southern France) -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Geological Background in the Study Area -- 2 Methods -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Geophysical Characterization -- 3.2 Western Landslide Complex -- 3.3 Eastern Landslide Complex -- 4 Discussion -- 4.1 Mechanical Behaviour of the Sediment -- 4.2 The Role of the Slope Angle to Determining Failure Type and Variability of Failure Events -- References -- Chapter 7 -- Characterization of Micaceous Sand for Investigation of a Subsea Mass Movement -- 1 Offshore Investigation -- 2 General Characteristics of Upper Sand -- 3 Interpretation of Relative Density -- 4 Laboratory Testing of Sand -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 8 -- Estimating Drag Forces on Suspended and Laid-on-Seafloor Pipelines Caused by Clay-Rich Submarine Debris Flow Impact -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Experimental Program -- 2.1 Flume Experiments -- 2.2 Numerical Analyses -- 3 Method Developed to Estimate the Impact Drag Forces -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Appendix A - Theory for CFD Numerical Analysis -- Chapter 9 -- Experimental Investigation of Subaqueous Clay-Rich Debris Flows, Turbidity Generation and Sediment Deposition -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Experimental Program -- 2.1 Rheology Experiments -- 2.2 Flume Experiments -- 3 Model Scaling to Prototype Situations -- 4 Experimental Results, Analysis and Discussion -- 4.1 Results of Rheology Tests -- 4.2 Results of the Sonar Observations. , 5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 10 -- The Kinematics of a Debris Avalanche on the Sumatra Margin -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Description of the Mass Failure -- 3 Kinematics Model -- 4 Model Parameter Estimates -- 5 Modeling Results and Discussion -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 11 -- 3D Numerical Modelling of Submerged and Coastal Landslide Propagation -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Numerical Modelling of Landslide Propagation: State of the Art -- 3 Equivalent Fluid Equivalent Medium Approach by DAN3D: Theory and Example -- 4 The Cellular Automata Code SCIDDICA SS2: Theory and Example -- 5 A Comparative Analysis of Codes -- 6 Conclusions and Outlook -- References -- Chapter 12 -- Peculiar Morphologies of Subaqueous Landslide Deposits and Their Relationship to Flow Dynamics -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Horseshoe-Shaped deposits -- 2.1 Possible Emplacement Mechanisms of Horseshoe-Shaped Deposits -- 3 Oriented Blocks -- 4 Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 13 -- Large Landslides on Passive Continental Margins: Processes, Hypotheses and Outstanding Questions -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Interpretation of Landslide Morphology -- 2.1 Characteristics of Bedding Plane Parallel Landslides -- 3 Failure Processes -- 3.1 Triggers and Preconditioning Factors -- 3.2 Pore Pressure -- 4 Models for Large Bedding Parallel Landslides -- 5 Outstanding Questions -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 14 -- Origin of Overpressure and Slope Failure in the Ursa Region, Northern Gulf of Mexico -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Ursa Region -- 3 Basin Modeling -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 15 -- History of Pore Pressure Build Up and Slope Instability in Mud-Dominated Sediments of Ursa Basin, Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Methods -- 2 Results -- 3 Discussion -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 16. , How Does Fluid Inflow Geometry Control Slope Destabilization? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Method and Model -- 2.1 Discrete Element Method -- 2.2 Fluid Coupling -- 2.3 Model Setup -- 2.4 Modeling Scheme and Measurements -- 3 Results -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 17 -- Geochemical Evidence for Groundwater-Charging of Slope Sediments: The Nice Airport 1979 Landslide and Tsunami Revisited -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Previous Marine Expeditions -- 3 Methods -- 4 Results -- 5 Discussion -- References -- Chapter 18 -- Modeling Slope Instability as Shear Rupture Propagation in a Saturated Porous Medium -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Determining Pore Pressures at a Sliding Interface with Plastically Deforming Surroundings -- 3 Finite Element Model of a Dynamic Subsurface Rupture -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Section II: Submarine Mass Movements: Case Studies and Hazard Assessment -- Chapter 19 -- Submarine Mass Transport Within Monterey Canyon: Benthic Disturbance Controls on the Distribution of Chemosynthetic Biological Communities -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Mass Transport Events in Monterey Canyon -- 1.2 Chemosynthetic Biological Communities -- 1.3 Life Cycles of Organisms Within CBC -- 1.4 Distribution of CBC in Monterey Bay -- 2 Methods -- 2.1 Sediment Cores: Axial Channel of Monterey Canyon and Fan -- 2.2 Seafloor Observations on the Distribution of CBC -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Event Deposits in Monterey Canyon and Fan Channel -- 3.2 ROV Observations of CBC Occurrence in Monterey Canyon and Fan -- 4 Discussion -- 4.1 Mechanisms to Supply CBC with Dissolved Hydrogen Sulfide -- 4.2 Frequency of Submarine Mass Wasting Disturbance and CBC Distribution -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 20 -- Multi-direction Flow in a Mass-Transport Deposit, Santos Basin, Offshore Brazil -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Geological Setting -- 3 Results. , 3.1 Structural Characteristics -- 3.2 Stratigraphic Characterization -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 21 -- Small-Scale Insights into Seismic-Scale Slumps:A Comparison of Slump Features from the Waitemata Basin, New Zealand, and the Møre Basin, Off-Shore Norway -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Dataset and Methodology -- 3 Geological Settings -- 4 Little Manly Slump Description -- 5 Slump W Description -- 6 Discussion -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 22 -- The Block Composite Submarine Landslide, Southern New England Slope, U.S.A.: A Morphological Analysis -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methods -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Geomorphology of the Block Composite Slide Area -- 3.2 The Block Composite Slide -- 3.3 Morphology of Slopes and Strength -- 4 Discussion on Slopes, Strength, Triggering and Tsunamis -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 23 -- Post-Megaslide Slope Stability North of Svalbard, Arctic Ocean -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Indication for Slope Failure? -- 1.2 Research Area -- 1.3 Material and Methods -- 2 Results -- 3 Discussion -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 24 -- Geomorphology of the Talismán Slide (Western slope of Hatton Bank, NE Atlantic Ocean) -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Setting -- 1.2 Methodology -- 2 Results -- 2.1 Morphometrical Features -- 2.2 Seismic Features -- 2.3 Sedimentary Features -- 2.4 Other Slides -- 3 Discussion and Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 25 -- Investigations on the Peach 4 Debrite, a Late Pleistocene Mass Movement on the Northwest British Continental Margin -- 1 Regional Setting and Sedimentation on the Barra Fan -- 2 Methods -- 2.1 Geophysical Data and Model Construction -- 2.2 Sediment Samples -- 2.2.1 Particle Size Analysis -- 2.2.2 XRF Geochemical Analysis -- 3 Peach 4 Debrite Transport Processes and Age of Emplacement -- 3.1 Extent and Morphology of the Peach 4 Debite. , 3.2 Emplacement Age of the Peach 4 Debrite.

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