A preliminary analysis of failure mechanisms in karst and man-made underground caves in Southern Italy

Geomorphology

Volumn 134, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 132-143

  Parise, M ^a   Lollino, P ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Failures; Karst; Numerical modelling; Sinkholes

Indexed keywords

CAVE; DEGRADATION; FAILURE MECHANISM; HAZARD; KARST; NUMERICAL MODEL; QUARRY; ROCK MASS CLASSIFICATION; SINKHOLE; WEATHERING;

ITALY; PUGLIA;

EID: 80052903613     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.06.008     Document Type: Article

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