The Sivas karst - From terrain evaluation to ground truth

Proceedings - International Conference on Terrain and Geohazard Challenges facing Onshore Oil and Gas Pipelines: Evaluation, Routing, Design, Construction, Operation

Volumn 2004, Issue , 2004, Pages 311-323

  Arthur, J C R ^a   Haas, C ^b   Shilston, D T ^c   Waltham, A C ^d  

^a Top Hole Site Studies Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b ILF Consultants Engineers   (Austria)

^c ATKINS   (United Kingdom)

^d NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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