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Table 1 Back-analyzed basal resistance parameters for each of the three case histories

From: The role of initial coherence and path materials in the dynamics of three rock avalanche case histories

Case History

SZ- b (°)

P- b (°)

P-ξ (ms-2)

P-τ yield (KPa)

P-μ Bingham (KPa*s)

West Salt Creek

32

7

Bingham Canyon

10

26

Rautispitz

18

10

300

  1. The basal rheologies used are summarized in Eqs. 6, 7 and 8. SZ refers to source zone, and P refers to path