Observation and analysis of near-surface pore-pressure measurements in clay-shales slopes

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 26, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 2187-2205

  Berti, Matteo ^a   Simoni, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clay shales; Hydrologic monitoring; Landslide

Indexed keywords

CLAY-SHALES; CONFINED AQUIFERS; GROUND SURFACES; HYDROLOGIC MONITORING; LAG-TIME; LANDSLIDING; LINEAR DIFFUSION; MATERIAL-BASED; MONITORING ACTIVITIES; NEAR-SURFACE; NORTHERN APENNINES; PERIODIC PULSE; PHASE LAGS; PRESSURE HEADS; PRESSURE INCREASE; PRESSURE PULSE; PRESSURE WAVES; SATURATED CONDITIONS; SEASONAL FLUCTUATIONS; SHORT-TERM VARIATIONS; WATER TABLES; WEATHERED SOILS;

AQUIFERS; HYDROGEOLOGY; LANDSLIDES; RAIN;

SHALE;

CLAY; DIFFUSIVITY; HYDROLOGY; LANDSLIDE; MONITORING; PORE PRESSURE; SHALE; SLOPE; WATER TABLE;

APENNINES; ITALY;

EID: 84863425046     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7981     Document Type: Article

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