Full-scale testing to assess climate effects on embankments

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Bridge Engineering

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 67-79

  Hughes, P N ^a   Glendinning, S ^a   Mendes, J ^b   Parkin, G ^a   Toll, D G ^b   Gallipoli, D ^c   Miller, P E ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Embankments; Field testing monitoring; Research development

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH; CLIMATE EFFECTS; FULL-SCALE TESTING; FIELD TESTING;

AGRICULTURE; CANALS; CLIMATE CONTROL; EMBANKMENTS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; RESEARCH;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 67249155323     PISSN: 14784637     EISSN: 17517664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/ensu.2009.162.2.67     Document Type: Article

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