Guidelines for urban engineering geological investigations in South Africa

Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 285-295

  Van Rooy, J L ^a   Stiff, J S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b BKS Group Pty Ltd   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Engineering geological mapping; Site investigations; Urban

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043096813     PISSN: 14359529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100640000076     Document Type: Review

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