Assessing the risk of karst subsidence and collapse

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 122, 2003, Pages 31-39

  Benson, Richard C ^a   Yuhr, Lynn ^a   Kaufmann, Ronald D ^a  

^a Technos Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVITATION; DATA REDUCTION; HYDROLOGY; MAINTENANCE; PIPING SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; RISKS; SURFACES;

KARST ENGINEERING; KARST SUBSIDENCE RISKS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 1642396746     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40698(2003)2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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