Analysis of a database of subsidence damage

Structural Survey

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 7-14

  Crilly, Mike ^a  

^a GEOTECHNICAL CONSULTING GROUP   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Damages; Databases; Subsidence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986160652     PISSN: 0263080X     EISSN: 17586844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02630800110384185     Document Type: Review

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