History of the 1963 Vaiont slide: The importance of geological factors

Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 87-97

  Semenza, E ^a   Ghirotti, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ancient landslide; Geology; Geomorphology; Vaiont

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013080067     PISSN: 14359529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100640000067     Document Type: Review

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