First time landslide in Keuper mudstones in Avilés, Asturias, Spain

Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 241-247

  Pugh, R C ^a,b   Puell, F ^a,b,c  

^a GEOCISA   (Spain)

^b PaymaCotas SAU   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Case studies; Landslides; Mudstone; Retaining walls; Slope stability

Indexed keywords

MUDSTONE; ROCK-FILL GRAVITY RETAINING WALL;

FAILURE ANALYSIS; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; RETAINING WALLS; SLOPE STABILITY;

LANDSLIDES;

LANDSLIDE; MUDSTONE; RETAINING WALL; SLOPE FAILURE; SLOPE STABILITY;

ASTURIAS; AVILES; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 33747783961     PISSN: 14709236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1470-9236/05-062     Document Type: Article

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