Geotechnical hazards in Bangkok - Present and future

Lowland Technology International

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-13

  Shibuya, S ^a   Tamrakar, S B ^a   Manakul, W ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bangkok; Hazard; Soft soil

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; FLOOD; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SOIL;

EARTHQUAKE; FLOODING; GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SOIL; SUBSIDENCE;

THAILAND;

EID: 0037594095     PISSN: 13449656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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