The 1979 Abbotsford Landslide, Dunedin, New Zealand: A retrospective look at its nature and causes

Landslides

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 177-188

  Hancox, Graham T ^a  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Abbotsford landslide; Block slide; Causal factors; Dunedin; Groundwater; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

CLAY; DAMAGE DETECTION; FAILURE MODES; GEOLOGY; GROUNDWATER; LEAK DETECTION;

ABBOTSFORD LANDSLIDES; BLOCK SLIDES; CAUSAL FACTORS;

LANDSLIDES;

EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE; LANDSLIDE; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; QUARRY; SLOPE; STABILITY ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; WATER TABLE;

AUSTRALASIA; DUNEDIN; NEW ZEALAND; OTAGO; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 43949106911     PISSN: 1612510X     EISSN: 16125118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10346-007-0097-9     Document Type: Article

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