Seabed instability due to flow liquefaction in the Fraser River delta

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 520-533

  Chillarige, AnnajiRao V ^a   Morgenstern, N B ^b   Robertson, P K ^b   Christian, H A ^c  

^a Geotech Consult International Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gaseous sediments; Liquefaction; Low tides; Rapid sedimentation; Steady state; Surface waves

Indexed keywords

RIVERS; SAND; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTS; SLOPE STABILITY; TIDES; WATER WAVES;

GASEOUS SEDIMENTS; LIQUEFACTION FLOW SLIDE; LOW TIDE; RAPID SEDIMENTATION; SEABED;

SOIL LIQUEFACTION;

INSTABILITY; LIQUEFACTION; RIVER;

DESATURATION; GAS; LIQUEFACTION; SEABED RESPONSE;

EID: 0031200730     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/T97-019     Document Type: Article

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