Landslide hazard evaluation of road cut slopes along Uttarkashi-Bhatwari road, Uttaranchal Himalaya

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 115-124

  Chakraborty, Dhrubajyoti ^a   Anbalagan, R ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Circular failure charts; Control measures; Factor of safety; Himalaya; Modified SMR technique; Road cut slopes

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEM; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LANDSLIDE; SLOPE FAILURE; SLOPE STABILITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; UTTARAKHAND;

EID: 38549123809     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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