Analysis of landslide dam geometries

Journal of Mountain Science

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 544-550

  Kuo, Yu Shu ^a   Tsang, Yun Chung ^a   Chen, Kun Ting ^a   Shieh, Chjeng Lun ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Geometries; Landslide dam; Stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960612902     PISSN: 16726316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-011-2128-1     Document Type: Article

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