The effect of lithology and microstructure on the deformation of unstable rock slopes in northern Norway

• Main Author: Aamodt, Emilie Jensen
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2022
• Subjects: VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Geosciences: 450::Mineralogy; petrology; geochemistry: 462; VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Geofag: 450::Mineralogi; petrologi; geokjemi: 462; GEO-3900; Dusnjarga; Gámanjunni; in Kåfjord; Kvænangen; Norway; Finnmark; Kåfjord; Northern Norway; Troms
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/25427

Rock avalanches are a type of natural catastrophe in Norway with very high consequences, and the alpine landscape makes Troms and Finnmark County the region with the highest frequency of unstable rock slopes. The bedrock geology is highly relevant to assess and understand the failure mechanisms, and...