Sinkhole hazards along the eastern Dead Sea shoreline area, Jordan: A geological and geotechnical consideration

Environmental Geology

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1237-1253

  Taqieddin, S A ^a   Abderahman, N S ^b   Atallah, M ^b  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b YARMOUK UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Dead Sea level; Geological; Geotechnical tectonism; Salt intrusion; Sinkholes

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GEOPHYSICS; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; GROUNDWATER; HAZARDS; HYDROLOGY; TECTONICS;

ACTIVE TECTONISM; DEAD SEA SHORELINE AREA; SALT BEDS; SALT INTRUSION; SINKHOLE HAZARDS; SINKHOLES; WATER TABLE;

COASTAL ZONES;

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; RIVER CHANNEL; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SINKHOLE; SUBSIDENCE;

DEAD SEA; JORDAN;

EID: 0034306776     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002549900095     Document Type: Article

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