Identifying the behavioural characteristics of clay cliffs using intensive monitoring and geotechnical numerical modelling

Geomorphology

Volumn 120, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 107-122

  Quinn, J D ^a   Rosser, N J ^b   Murphy, W ^a   Lawrence, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cliff retreat; Coastal landslides; Numerical modelling; Terrestrial laser scanning

Indexed keywords

CLAY SOIL; CLIFF; COAST; COASTAL EVOLUTION; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EROSION RATE; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; LANDSLIDE; MASS MOVEMENT; MODEL VALIDATION; MONITORING SYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOFT ROCK;

EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE; ENGLAND; HOLDERNESS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77954815504     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2010.03.004     Document Type: Article

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