The purpose of the meeting is to look at how Slope Tectonics has progressed recently. Slope tectonics is dedicated to the analysis of structures induced and reactivated by slope movements.
A great number of data around the world now documents this domain, which has been updated thanks to hazard mapping at a local scale. New technologies, such as Lidar DEM, have made structural analysis easier.
Main topics for the congress are:
- Slope induced fabrics
- Mapping of conjugate fracturing in hard rock slopes
- Slope folds
- Soil gravitational structure fabrics
- Slope surface characterization
- Fault gauges induced by Slope movements
- Regional scale gravitational movement (up to mountain range collapse)
- Failure and pre-failure
- Deposit structuration
- Fabrics development modelling
Advisory Commitee
- Dr. L.H. Blikra Geoscientific leader Åknes/Tafjord project, Stranda Norway
- Ch. Bonnard Independent expert, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Prof. A. Braathen University of Bergen and University Centre in Svalbard, Norway
- Prof. M. Chigira Kyoto University, Japan
- Dr. J. Coe U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO, USA
- Dr. R. Couture Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
- Prof. G.B. Crosta Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, Italy
- Dr. M.-H. Derron Geological Survey of Norway (NGU), Trondheim, Norway
- Prof. S.G. Evans University of Waterloo, Canada
- Dr. C.R. Froese Alberta Geological Survey, Edmonton, Canada
- Dr. I. Henderson Geological Survey of Norway (NGU), Trondheim, Norway
- Dr. V. Labiouse EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Prof. J. Locat Université Laval, Québec, Canada
- Dr. A. Saintot Geological Survey of Norway (NGU), Trondheim, Norway
- Prof. D. Stead Simon Fraser University, BC, Canada
Local Commitee
- Prof. M. Jaboyedoff IGAR – University of Lausanne
- Dr. J.-L. Epard IGP – University of Lausanne
- MSc. T. Oppikofer IGAR – University of Lausanne
- MSc. A. Pedrazzini IGAR – University of Lausanne
- MSc. P. Horton IGAR – University of Lausanne
Detailed program: 2008_SlopeTectonics