Landslide phenomena related to major fault tectonics: Rift zone of Corinth Gulf, Greece

Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 215-229

  Koukis, G ^a   Sabatakakis, N ^a   Ferentinou, M ^a   Lainas, S ^a   Alexiadou, X ^b   Panagopoulos, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b Edafomichaniki SA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Corinth Gulf; Fault related landslides; Greece; Landslide reactivation; Remedial measures

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULTS; COMPLEX FORMATIONS; CORINTH GULF; EARTHQUAKE ACTIVITIES; FAULT-RELATED LANDSLIDES; GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS; GREECE; HEAVY RAINFALLS; LANDSLIDE MECHANISMS; REMEDIAL MEASURES; REMEDIAL WORKS; RIFT ZONES;

MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; RAIN; TECTONICS;

LANDSLIDES;

ACTIVE FAULT; LANDSLIDE; RIFT ZONE; TECTONIC SETTING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; GULF OF CORINTH; IONIAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 67349243389     PISSN: 14359529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10064-008-0184-8     Document Type: Article

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