Linking weathering and rock slope instability: Non-linear perspectives

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 62-70

  Viles, Heather A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case hardening; Cavernous weathering; Jointing; Microgelivation; Rock fall; Weathering rind

Indexed keywords

MICROGELIVATION; MULTIPLE PROCESS; ROCK SLOPE; ROCKFALLS; TEMPORAL SCALE;

CASE HARDENING; ELECTRIC CONNECTORS; INFILTRATION; ROCK BURSTS;

WEATHERING;

NONLINEARITY; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKFALL; SLOPE DYNAMICS; SLOPE STABILITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WEATHERING RATE;

EID: 84872124369     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.3294     Document Type: Article

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