Assessing slope protection methods for weak rock slopes in Southwestern Taiwan

Engineering Geology

Volumn 91, Issue 2-4, 2007, Pages 100-116

  Lee, Der Her ^a   Yang, Yi En ^a,b   Lin, Hung Ming ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NAN JEON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c LEADER UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Mudstone; Slope characteristics; Slope failure; Slope protection methods; Weak rock

Indexed keywords

ANCHORAGES (FOUNDATIONS); BEAMS AND GIRDERS; EROSION; RAIN; ROCKS; RUNOFF; SLOPE PROTECTION; VEGETATION;

SHALLOW SLIDES; SLOPE ANGLES; SLOPE FAILURE; WEAK ROCK;

SLOPE STABILITY;

EROSION; MUDSTONE; SLOPE ANGLE; SLOPE FAILURE; STORMWATER; WEAK ROCK;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 34247895732     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2006.12.005     Document Type: Article

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