Landslides in Sensitive Clays From Geosciences to Risk Management /

Landslides in sensitive clays represent a major hazard in the northern countries of the world such as Canada, Finland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and in the US state of Alaska. Past and recent examples of catastrophic landslides at e.g. Saint-Jean-Vianney in 1971, Rissa in 1979, Finneidfjord in 1996 and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: L'Heureux, Jean-Sébastien (Editor ), Locat, Ariane (Editor ), Leroueil, Serge (Editor ), Demers, Denis (Editor ), Locat, Jacques (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edición:1st ed. 2014.
Colección:Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, 36
Temas:
Natural disasters.
Environment.
Geotechnical engineering.
Geology.
Natural Hazards.
Environmental Sciences.
Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I: Sensitive clay: source, nature and development
  • Part II: Landslide characterization
  • Part III: Integrated geotechnical and geophysical site investigations
  • Part IV: Slope stability, modelling and progressive failure
  • Part V: Hazard assessment, risk management, regulations and policies.

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