Influence of a weathered zone on the susceptibility of a slope to rainfall induced instability

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 147, 2006, Pages 2291-2299

  Blatz, J A ^a   Take, W A ^b   Priyanto, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUST; GENERIC MODELING; HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EMBANKMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROUNDWATER; HIGHWAY ENGINEERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; RAIN; STRESS RELAXATION;

SOILS;

EID: 33845514965     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40802(189)194     Document Type: Conference Paper

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