Permeability and sedimentation characteristics of pleistocene fluvio-glacial deposits in the Dadu river valley, Southwest China

Journal of Mountain Science

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 482-493

  Tu, Guo xiang ^a   Huang, Run qiu ^a   Deng, Hui ^a   Li, Yan rong ^b  

^a CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Fluvio glacial deposits; Grain size distribution; Linear and non linear permeability; Seepage failure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878272540     PISSN: 16726316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-013-2345-x     Document Type: Article

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