Hazard and risk assessment of rainfall - Induced landsliding along a railway line

Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 197-213

  Ko Ko, Chit ^a   Chowdhury, Robin ^b   Flentje, P ^b  

^a Chit Enginering and Mining Geoserv   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Geological hazards; Landslides; Pore pressure; Railroads; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES; HUMAN CASUALITY; LANDSLIDE SUSCEPTABILITY; TRAIN OPRATIONS;

ESTIMATION; HAZARDS; LANDSLIDES; RAILROAD TRACKS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSPORTATION ROUTES;

RAIN;

HAZARD ASSESSMENT; LANDSLIDE; PORE PRESSURE; RAILWAY; RAINFALL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRIGGER MECHANISM;

EID: 20644453333     PISSN: 14709236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1470-9236/04-004     Document Type: Article

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