Performance of flood embankments in England and Wales

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Water Management

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 177-186

  Dyer, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Embankments; Floods floodworks; Geotechnical engineering

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOODS; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

EMBANKMENT BREACHES; FLOOD EMBANKMENTS; GEOTECHNICAL FACTORS;

EMBANKMENTS;

EMBANKMENT; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODING; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 12344321654     PISSN: 17417589     EISSN: 17517729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/wama.2004.157.4.177     Document Type: Article

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