Landslide mechanisms in Hong Kong

Geological Society Engineering Geology Special Publication

Volumn 23, Issue , 2010, Pages 77-103

  Hencher, S R ^a,b,c   Lee, S G ^d  

^a CH2M HILL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d University of Seoul   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETACHMENT FAULT; EROSION RATE; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; HYDROGEOLOGY; INFILL; LANDSLIDE; PIPING; RAINSTORM; SLOPE DYNAMICS; SLOPE FAILURE; TERRAIN; WEATHERING;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 77955317221     PISSN: 02679914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/EGSP23.6     Document Type: Review

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