With the recent rock slide on the Sea to Sky Highway, I thought this would be a good opportunity to highlight the research profiles of Dr. Oldrich Hungr and Dr. Erik Eberhardt who are both from the Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences.
Dr. Hungr’s research deals with issues related slope stability analysis and risk assessment.
Geertsemaa, Marten; Hungr, Oldrich; Schwab, James W.; Evans, Stephen G. A large rockslide–debris avalanche in cohesive soil at Pink Mountain, northeastern British Columbia, Canada. Engineering Geology 83(1-3): 64-75
Dr. Eberhardt’s research deals with rock engineering as it pertains to rock slope failure and the prediction of rock mass behaviour.
Eberhardt, Erik. The role of advanced numerical methods and geotechnical field measurements in understanding complex deep-seated rock slope failure mechanisms. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 45(4): 484-510.
Posted by kevin.lindstrom@ubc.ca Earth and Ocean Sciences liaison librarian.