Liquefaction-induced structures in Quaternary alluvial gravels and gravelly sediments, NE Brazil

Engineering Geology

Volumn 76, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 191-208

  Bezerra, Francisco H R ^a   da Fonseca, Vanildo P ^a   Vita Finzi, Claudio ^b   Lima Filho, Francisco P ^a   Saadi, Allaoua ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Gravel; Liquefaction; Neotectonics; Quaternary

Indexed keywords

FLUIDIZATION; GRAVEL; LEVEES; LIQUEFACTION; ROCKS; SAND; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEISMIC PROSPECTING;

ELUTRIATION; FLUVIAL CHANNELS; QUATERNARY GRAVELS; SEDIMENT DEPOSITION;

SEDIMENTS;

FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GRAVEL; LIQUEFACTION; PALEOSEISMICITY; QUATERNARY;

BRAZIL; CEARA; RIO GRANDE DO NORTE; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 10944245388     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2004.07.007     Document Type: Article

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