The implications of predicted climate changes on the stability of highway geotechnical infrastructure: A case study of field monitoring of pore water response

2006 IEEE EIC Climate Change Technology Conference, EICCCC 2006

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Clarke, G R T ^a   Hughes, D A B ^a   Barbour, S L ^b   Sivakumar, V ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Climate; Drumlins; Glacial tills; Slope; Stability

Indexed keywords

CUTTING; EMBANKMENTS; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; GLACIERS; PORE PRESSURE; STABILITY;

DRUMLINS; GLACIAL TILLS; PORE WATER; SLOPES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 41549120551     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EICCCC.2006.277253     Document Type: Conference Paper

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