Numerical Constraints on the Causes and Processes of Submarine Slope Failure along Active, Passive, and Volcanic Margins

PI将试图了解为什么海底斜坡在何时何地失败，通过数值模拟模拟沉积堆积中的应力和流体压力（和流动）的演变。他们建议使用离散元方法（DEM）来模拟这些过程，输入实验室和钻孔约束，例如剪切强度、内摩擦、密度和孔隙度，并通过建模来导出内摩擦、压缩和拉伸剪切强度以及弹性模量。研究的重点将是试图了解这些环境中失败的原因，这是很难通过直接观察来完成的。更广泛的影响包括研究生培训，支持地球科学中代表性不足的群体，K-12推广，增强计算基础设施，将结果传播给更广泛的地质灾害社区，以及了解与海底滑坡灾害相关的风险的社会效益。

The PIs will attempt to understand why submarine slopes fail where and when they do, through numerical modeling that will simulate the evolution of stresses and fluid pressures (and flow) in sedimentary buildups. They propose to use Discrete Element Methods (DEM) to model these processes, inputting laboratory and borehole constraints such as shear strength, internal friction, density and porosity and deriving internal friction, compressive and tensile shear strengths, and elastic modulii through modeling. The focus of the study research will be to attempt to understand the causes of failure in these environments, which is difficult to accomplish through direct observation. Broader impacts include graduate student training, support of underrepresented groups in the Earth Sciences, K-12 outreach, enhanced computational infrastructure, dissemination of results to the broader geohazards community, and the societal benefits of understanding the risk associated with submarine landslide hazards.