The impact of climate and climate change on infrastructure slopes, with particular reference to southern England

Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 461-472

  Loveridge, F A ^a,b   Spink, T W ^b   O'Brien, A S ^b   Briggs, K M ^a,b   Butcher, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b MOTT MACDONALD   (United Kingdom)

^c NETWORK RAIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGLAND; EXTREME EVENTS; FAILURE MECHANISM; GEOLOGICAL CONDITIONS; KEY FACTORS; NUMERICAL MODELLING; PORE-WATER PRESSURES; RELATIVE RISKS; SERVICEABILITY PROBLEMS; SITE-SPECIFIC; SLOPE FAILURE; WEATHER CONDITIONS;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; EXCAVATION; FOUNDATIONS; SHEAR STRENGTH; SLOPE STABILITY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; EARTHWORKS; EXTREME EVENT; FAILURE MECHANISM; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMEABILITY; PLASTICITY; SLOPE FAILURE;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 78649433332     PISSN: 14709236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1470-9236/09-050     Document Type: Article

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