Weathering profile of non-welded ignimbrite and the water infiltration behavior within it in relation to the generation of shallow landslides

Engineering Geology

Volumn 78, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 187-207

  Chigira, Masahiro ^a   Yokoyama, Osamu ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Japan Conservation Engineers Co   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ignimbrite; Landslide; Soil moisture; Weathering

Indexed keywords

CLAY; LANDSLIDES; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; WATER;

CAPILLARY BARRIER EFFECT; NON-WELDED IGNIMBRITE; WATER FLUX; WATER INFILTRATION;

WEATHERING;

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; IGNIMBRITE; LANDSLIDE;

EID: 17144395105     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2004.12.008     Document Type: Article

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