Rock mass strength assessment for bedrock landsliding

Environmental and Engineering Geoscience

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 325-338

  Schmidt, Kevin M ^a   Montgomery, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Engineering geology; Erosion sedimentation; Geological process; Geomorphology; Geotechnical; Landslides; Rock mass strength; Rock mechanics; Site investigations

Indexed keywords

LANDSLIDE; ROCK MASS STRENGTH; SLOPE STABILITY;

USA, WASHINGTON, CHUCKANUT FORMATION;

EID: 0030426760     PISSN: 10787275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gseegeosci.ii.3.325     Document Type: Article

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