Development of a risk-based landslide warning system

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 224 GSP, 2011, Pages 25-49

  Tang, Wilson H ^a   Zhang, Limin ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Earthquakes; Geohazards; Landslides; Risk management

Indexed keywords

CELL ENGINEERING; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; EARTHQUAKES; GAGES; GEOPHYSICS; HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION; LANDSLIDES; MAPS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN; RAIN GAGES; REMOTE SENSING; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISKS; ROADS AND STREETS; ROCK BURSTS; TRANSPORTATION;

2008 WENCHUAN EARTHQUAKES; CHINA; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; FAILURE PROBABILITY; GEO-HAZARDS; OCCURRENCE PROBABILITY; RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION; RELIABILITY METHODS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 80051893828     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/41183(418)2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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