Shallow slope failures in clays as a result of decreased evapotranspiration subsequent to forest clearing

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 111-118

  Eigenbrod, K D ^a,b   Kaluza, D ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Deforestation; Evapotranspiration; Fractured clay; Shallow ground movements

Indexed keywords

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); GEOLOGY; GROUNDWATER; LOGGING (FORESTRY); STABILITY;

DEFORESTATION; FOREST CLEARING; GRASSY SLOPE; SHALLOW GROUND MOVEMENT; SHALLOW SLOPE FAILURES;

CLAY;

CLAY; DEFORESTATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; GROUND MOVEMENT; SLOPE STABILITY; WATER TABLE;

CANADA;

EID: 0032711494     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t98-077     Document Type: Article

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