Geotechnical characterisation of pyroclastic soils involved in huge flowslides

Geotechnical and Geological Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 365-402

  Bilotta, Eduardo ^a   Cascini, Leonardo ^a   Foresta, Vito ^a   Sorbino, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Flowslides; Pyroclastic soils; Shear strength; Soil water characteristic curve; Unsaturated soils

Indexed keywords

FLOWSLIDES; PYROCLASTIC SOILS; SOIL WATER CHARACTERISTIC CURVE; UNSATURATED SOILS;

CHARACTERIZATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; HYDROGEOLOGY; LANDSLIDES; SHEAR STRENGTH;

SOILS;

GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTY; LANDSLIDE; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT;

EID: 23844495105     PISSN: 09603182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10706-004-1607-3     Document Type: Article

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