Remediation and monitoring of a highway across an active landslide at Trevor, North Wales

Engineering Geology

Volumn 59, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 337-348

  Nichol, D ^a   Graham, J R ^b  

^a WREXHAM COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b MOTT MACDONALD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case history; Highways; Landslide; Remedial works; Site investigation

Indexed keywords

EROSION; GROUNDWATER; LANDSLIDES; RAIN; SANDSTONE; SLOPE STABILITY; SWELLING;

BORED PILE ANCHORED WALLS;

HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION;

LANDSLIDE; REMEDIATION; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; SITE INVESTIGATION; SLOPE STABILIZATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0035306628     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7952(01)00022-9     Document Type: Article

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