Modification and statistical analysis of the Colorado Rockfall Hazard Rating System

Engineering Geology

Volumn 104, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 55-65

  Santi, Paul M ^a   Russell, Christopher P ^a   Higgins, Jerry D ^a   Spriet, Jessica I ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Hazard; Rockfall; Slope rating

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE ROCKS; CURVE FITTING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROCKS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

CLIMATIC FACTORS; CUT SLOPES; FREEZE/THAW; HAZARD; LEAST SQUARES REGRESSIONS; MATRIX MATERIALS; MOUNTAINOUS TERRAINS; ORDINAL LOGISTIC REGRESSIONS; PREDICTIVE EQUATIONS; ROCK SLOPES; ROCKFALL; ROCKFALL HAZARDS; SLOPE ANGLES; SLOPE ASPECTS; SLOPE RATING; SLOPE WATERS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STEP-WISE REGRESSIONS; UNIVARIATE;

HAZARDS;

LEAST SQUARES METHOD; NATURAL HAZARD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROCKFALL; SLOPE DYNAMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 59149084087     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2008.08.009     Document Type: Article

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