Investigation of a landslide in Maskinongé, Québec

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1001-1014

  Demers, Denis ^a   Leroueîl, Serge ^b   D'Astous, Jacques ^a  

^a Ministere des Transports du Quebec   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clay deposits; In situ testing; Natural slopes; Pore pressures; Strength parameters

Indexed keywords

CLAY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; PORE PRESSURE;

NATURAL SLOPES; PIEZOCONE TESTS;

LANDSLIDES;

FAILURE ANALYSIS; FATIGUE; LANDSLIDE; PORE PRESSURE; SLOPE STABILITY;

CANADA;

EID: 0033502667     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t99-069     Document Type: Article

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