The total engineering geology approach applied to railways in the Pilbara, Western Australia

Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 67-94

  Baynes, Fred J ^a   Fookes, P G ^a   Kennedy, J F ^a  

^a NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Construction; Design; Investigation; Railways; Total engineering geology

Indexed keywords

CIVIL ENGINEERING; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; IRON ORES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RAILROADS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

ENGINEERING GEOLOGISTS; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL HISTORY; OBSERVATIONAL METHODS; RAILWAYS;

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY;

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; SITE INVESTIGATION;

EID: 21244483098     PISSN: 14359529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10064-004-0271-4     Document Type: Article

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