Modelling failure of natural rock columns

Geomorphology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 123-134

  Hall, Douglas B ^a,b  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAILURE; FAILURE ANALYSIS; HIGH VELOCITY WIND; HIGH VELOCITY WINDS; ROCK COLUMN; SEISMICITY; SLIP; STRESS MODEL; TUFF; WIND EROSION;

USA, ARIZONA, CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS; USA, ARIZONA, CHIRICAHUA NATIONAL MONUMENT;

EID: 0029729220     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-555X(95)00126-P     Document Type: Article

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