Causes of the catastrophic failure of an earth dam built on gypsiferous alluvium and dispersive clays (Altorricón, Huesca Province, NE Spain)

Environmental Geology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 842-851

  Gutierrez F ^a   Desir, G ^a   Gutierrez M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dam failure; Dispersive clays; Evaporite dissolution; Piping; Spain

Indexed keywords

CLAY; DAMS; EXCAVATION; SEDIMENTS;

ARTIFICIAL BASINS;

GEOLOGY;

DAM FAILURE; GYPSUM; PIPING;

DAM FAILURE; DISPERSIVITY; DISSOLUTION; EARTH DAM; EVAPORITE; GYPSUM; PIPING;

ALTORRICON; ARAGON; SPAIN;

EID: 0037502819     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-002-0700-2     Document Type: Article

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