Rockslides and avalanches: An introduction

Developments in Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue PA, 1978, Pages 1-34

  Voight, Barry ^a   Pariseau, William G ^a  

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EID: 85007800521     PISSN: 01651250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-41507-3.50008-8     Document Type: Article

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