| The present work consists of two areas of interest: the Algerian margin and the area affected by the 1979 Nice slide. The first scientific survey, MARADJA, took place in 2003 in order to characterize the Algerian margin from a morpho-sedimentary point of view and to map the presence of mass-wasting deposits. Based on other two scientific surveys, PRISMA and MARADJA 2, the mechanical and physical properties of the Algerian sediment were defined. The geotechnical properties were used to identify the triggering mechanisms of the observed mass-wasting deposits and to assess the present-day slope stability. The main results are: The sedimentary processes are clearly influenced by the morphology of the margin, which is controlled by the tectonics. The... |
