Geology; its principles, practice and potential for Geotechnics

Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 397-441

  de Freitas, M H ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITAIN; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; GEOLOGICAL MATERIALS; GEOTECHNICAL; GEOTECHNICS; GROUND ENGINEERINGS; MINERAL SURFACES; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; REGIONAL STRUCTURE; SILICATE PARTICLES; SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES;

CRYSTALLINE ROCKS; ENGINEERING; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; MINERALS; SILICA; SILICA GEL; SILICATES;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; GEOLOGY; GEOMECHANICS; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 71949109443     PISSN: 14709236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1470-9236/09-014     Document Type: Review

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