Geohazards of slope mass movement and its prevention in Hong Kong

Engineering Geology

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 3-25

  Chen, H ^a   Lee, C F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Landslide; Slope; Tropical storm

Indexed keywords

HAZARDS; LANDSLIDES; RAIN; STABILIZATION; TROPICAL ENGINEERING; URBAN PLANNING;

GEOHAZARDS; HONG KONG; SLOPE MASS MOVEMENT; TROPICAL STORMS;

STORMS;

FAILURE MECHANISM; HAZARD; LANDSLIDE; MITIGATION; SLOPE STABILITY; SLOPE STABILIZATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG; WORLD;

EID: 7544220199     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2004.06.003     Document Type: Article

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