Long-term investigation of a deep-seated creeping landslide in crystalline rock. Part I. Geological and hydromechanical factors controlling the Campo Vallemaggia landslide

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1157-1180

  Bonzanigo, L ^a,b   Eberhardt, E ^a,c   Loew, S ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Geologch Ltd   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Artesian pressures; Campo vallemaggia; Coupled hydromechanical processes; Crystalline rock; Deep seated landslide; Swiss alps

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; LANDSLIDES; MONITORING; STABILIZATION;

ARTESIAN PRESSURES; CAMPO VALLEMAGGIA; COUPLED HYDROMECHANICAL PROCESSES; DEEP-SEATED LANDSLIDE;

CRYSTALLINE ROCKS;

BOREHOLES; CRYSTALLINE ROCKS; LANDSLIDES; MONITORING; STABILIZATION;

CRYSTALLINE ROCK; GEOLOGY; GEOPHYSICS; HYDROMECHANICS; LANDSLIDE; MAPPING; SLOPE;

ALPS; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 38849155748     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/T07-043     Document Type: Article

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