Spatial analysis of the reliability of transport networks subject to rainfall-induced landslides

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 22, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 3349-3360

  Manning, Lucy J ^a   Hall, J W ^a   Kilsby, C G ^a   Glendinning, S ^a   Anderson, M G ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Embankment stability; Rainfall induced landslides; Transport system reliability

Indexed keywords

CANALS; CLAY MINERALS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER NETWORKS; EARTH SCIENCES; EMBANKMENTS; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; LANDSLIDES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RAILROADS; RAILS; RELIABILITY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SLOPE STABILITY; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING; WATER;

EMBANKMENT STABILITY; RAILWAY LINES; RAINFALL-INDUCED LANDSLIDES; TRANSPORT SYSTEM RELIABILITY;

SYSTEM STABILITY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; EMBANKMENT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDROLOGY; LANDSLIDE; NUMERICAL MODEL; RAINFALL; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SLOPE FAILURE; SLOPE STABILITY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 50449100340     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6927     Document Type: Article

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