Influence of warming permafrost on the stability of ice filled rock joints

Physical Modelling in Geotechnics, 6th ICPMG'06 - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics

Volumn 1-2, Issue , 2006, Pages 343-348

  Gunzel F K ^a   Davies, M C R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRIFUGE TESTS; COMMON FEATURES; DIRECT SHEAR TEST; HIGH MOUNTAINS; LOAD CELLS; PERMAFROST AREA; PRE-STRESSED; ROCK BOLTS; ROCK FALL EVENTS; ROCK JOINT; ROCK SLOPE; STRESS DEVELOPMENT; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT;

CENTRIFUGATION; PERMAFROST; ROCK BURSTS; ROCKS; THERMOCOUPLES;

ICE;

EID: 84857708437     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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