In situ rainfall infiltration studies at a hillside in Hubei Province, China

Engineering Geology

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 31-38

  Zhang, J ^a   Jiao, J J ^b   Yang, J ^c  

^a YANGTZE RIVER SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Infiltration test; Landslides; Slope failure; Soil suction; Unsaturated flow

Indexed keywords

GRANITE; GROUNDWATER; INFILTRATION; LANDSLIDES; RAIN; SLOPE STABILITY;

RAINFALL INFILTRATION TEST; SLOPE ENGINEERING; SOIL SUCTION; UNSATURATED FLOW;

SOIL TESTING;

DAM CONSTRUCTION; HILLSLOPE; INFILTRATION; RAINFALL; SATURATION;

CHANGJIANG; CHINA; THREE GORGES PROJECT; YANGTZE RIVER;

EID: 0034124489     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7952(99)00126-X     Document Type: Article

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