Application of matrix analysis in delineating sinkhole risk areas along highway (I-70 near Frederick, Maryland)

Environmental Geology

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 834-842

  Zhou, Wanfang ^a   Beck, Barry F ^a   Adams, Angela L ^a  

^a PE LaMoreaux & Associates Inc Tuscaloosa   (United States)

Author keywords

Highway construction; Karst; Maryland, USA; Matrix analysis; Sinkhole interaction; Sinkhole risk

Indexed keywords

DISASTERS; GEOPHYSICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROCK MECHANICS; SOIL MECHANICS;

SINKHOLE COLLAPSE;

HIGHWAY SYSTEMS;

HAZARD ASSESSMENT; KARST; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; SINKHOLE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0142059950     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-003-0828-8     Document Type: Article

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