A characterisation of the physical properties of soil and the implications for landslide occurrence on the slopes of Mount Elgon, Eastern Uganda

Natural Hazards

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1113-1131

  Mugagga, F ^a   Kakembo, V ^a   Buyinza, M ^b  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Atterberg limits; Clay content; Expansive potential; Mount Elgon; Problem soils; Vertic soils

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS FLOW; LANDSLIDE; MUDFLOW; PARTICLE SIZE; PEDOLOGY; SHEAR STRENGTH; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SLOPE FAILURE; SOIL PROPERTY;

MOUNT ELGON; UGANDA;

EID: 84855322618     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-011-9896-3     Document Type: Article

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