Engineering significance of superficial structures and landslides in the Bath area, UK

Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment

Volumn 72, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 353-370

  Hawkins, A B ^a  

^a Charlotte House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bath; Cambers; Extension joints; Landslides; Slope instability

Indexed keywords

CAMBERS; LIME;

BATH; MIDDLE JURASSIC; MUDROCKS; PLEISTOCENE; SLOPE INSTABILITY; SUPERFICIAL STRUCTURES;

LANDSLIDES;

JURASSIC; LANDSLIDE; LIMESTONE; MUDSTONE; PLEISTOCENE; SLOPE STABILITY;

AVON RIVER [ENGLAND]; BATH; BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET; ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84891157877     PISSN: 14359529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10064-013-0481-8     Document Type: Article

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