The encounter probability for mountain slope hazards

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1195-1196

  McClung, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Avalanches; Debris torrents; Encounter probability; Return period; Rock fall

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; HAZARDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POISSON RATIO; PROBABILITY; SLOPE STABILITY;

MOUNTAIN SLOPE HAZARDS;

AVALANCHES (SNOWSLIDES);

AVALANCHE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MOUNTAIN REGION; ROCKFALL; SLOPE STABILITY;

EID: 0033510181     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t99-075     Document Type: Article

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