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Geotechnical slope analysis /

1 Aims and overview - slopes, geology and materials1.1 Introduction1.2 Overview of recent developments and trends1.2.1 Increasing frequency and impact of disasters from slope failures and landslides1.2.2 Climate change, global warming and sea level rise1.2.3 Built slopes - lessons from the catastrop...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chowdhury, Robin
Otros Autores: Flentje, Phil, Bhattacharya, Gautam
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boca Raton : CRC Press, ©2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:1 Aims and overview - slopes, geology and materials1.1 Introduction1.2 Overview of recent developments and trends1.2.1 Increasing frequency and impact of disasters from slope failures and landslides1.2.2 Climate change, global warming and sea level rise1.2.3 Built slopes - lessons from the catastrophic impacts of Hurricane Katrina1.2.4 New developments related to slope analysis1.2.5 Importance of probabilistic analysis1.2.6 GIS-based methods and analyses1.2.7 Assessments concerning very large landslides1.2.8 Landslide frequency related to magnitude1.2.9 Assessing regional landslide susceptibil.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxxiv, 737 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 683-711) and index.
ISBN:9780203864203
0203864204
128250388X
9781282503885
9781466530881
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9781135192051
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9781135192099
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9781135192105
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