Landslides Proceedings of the 9th international conference and field trip, Bristol, 16 September 1999

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Synopsis

This text gives an overview of the main landslide field sites. It covers aspects of recent landslide research at the University of Wollongong.Topics: An overview of the main landslide field sites in the 9th ICFL; Aspects of recent landslide research at the University of Wollongong; Infiltration of rainwater and slope failure; Landslide hazards and highway engineering in Central and Northern Jordan; El Niño 1997-98: Direct costs of damaging landslides in the San Francisco Bay region; Mass movement features in the vincinity of the town Sorbas, South-east Spain; The movements and the countermeasures of the Choja Landslide; Interest in landslide hazard information - Parallels between Kingston, Jamaica and the San Francisco Bay region, USA; Slide activity in quick clay related to pore water pressure and weather parameters; Old and recent landslides of Barranco de Tirajana basin, Gran Canaria, Spain.

Book details

Author:
J. S. Griffiths
ISBN:
9781351435833
Related ISBNs:
9780203749227, 9789058090782
Publisher:
CRC Press
Pages:
172
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2023-09-04
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
1999
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Nonfiction, Technology