Prediction of slope failure due to earthquake

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 54, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 2888-2894

  Chen, Xiao Li ^a   Kato, Nobuaki ^b   Tsunaki, Ryosuke ^b   Mukai, Keiji ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b Sabo Technical Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Correlation analysis; Digital Elevation Model (DEM); Discrimination analysis method; Earthquake triggered landslide and slope failure; Potential of slope failures

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952878521     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-009-0283-3     Document Type: Article

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