Landslide research in the South Wales coalfield

Engineering Geology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 65-80

  Bentley, Stephen P ^a   Siddle, Howard J ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CH2M HILL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL MINES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

SOUTH WALES COALFIELD;

LANDSLIDES;

COAL MINING; LANDSLIDE; LANDSLIDE RESEARCH; MINING WASTE;

UK, WALES, SOUTH WALES COALFIELD;

EID: 0030210549     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0013-7952(95)00084-4     Document Type: Article

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