Geologic controls of subdivision damage near Denver, Colorado

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1080-1096

  Noe, David C ^a  

^a Senior Engineering Geologist   (United States)

Author keywords

Bentonite; Colorado; Damage patterns; Displacement; Fractures; Residential location; Soil deformation

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; DEFORMATION; FRACTURE; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; PLASTICITY; ROCKS; SEDIMENTS; SILT; SOIL MECHANICS; TRENCHING;

BEDROCK; DAMAGE PATTERNS; DENVER, COLORADO; GEOLOGIC CONTROL; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; SOIL DEFORMATION;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

BEDROCK; DEFORMATION; HEAVE; SOIL PROPERTY;

COLORADO; DENVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 24944435180     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2005)131:9(1080)     Document Type: Article

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