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Gravitational Failure Occurrence and Evolution of Rock Slopes Due to Dam Construction: A Case Study of Three Reservoirs in Southwest China

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  • The spatial distribution pattern, DSGSD characteristics and influence of the controlling factors of reservoir rock landslides were analyzed in Southwest China.

  • The contribution of DSGSD to sliding deformation of a rock slope with landslide potential in the reservoir area was obtained.

  • The mode of DSGSD evolution into landslides was summarized considering different combinations of bedding dip and slope angles.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (U2240221, 41977229) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (JZ2023HGQA0096). These supports are gratefully acknowledged.

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This article is funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China, U2240221, Jiawen Zhou, 41977229, Jiawen Zhou, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, JZ2023HGQA0096, Mingliang Chen.

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    Ming-liang Chen, Jia-wen Zhou & **ng-guo Yang

  3. College of Water Resource and Hydropower, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China

    Ming-liang Chen, Jia-wen Zhou & **ng-guo Yang

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Chen, Ml., Zhou, Jw. & Yang, Xg. Gravitational Failure Occurrence and Evolution of Rock Slopes Due to Dam Construction: A Case Study of Three Reservoirs in Southwest China. Rock Mech Rock Eng (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-024-03869-8

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