The cheam rock avalanche, Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada

Landslides

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 289-298

  Orwin, John F ^a   Clague, John J ^a   Gerath, Robert F ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b THURBER ENGINEERING LTD   (Canada)

Author keywords

British Columbia; Landslide; Rock avalanche

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS; FAULTING; LANDSLIDES; ROCKS; SOIL LIQUEFACTION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; BRITISH COLUMBIA , CANADA; CATASTROPHIC LANDSLIDES; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; LOWER FRASER VALLEY , BRITISH COLUMBIA; METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS; PORE-WATER PRESSURES; ROCK AVALANCHE;

LOADING;

EID: 32344446540     PISSN: 1612510X     EISSN: 16125118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10346-004-0036-y     Document Type: Article

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