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Landslides: Proceedings of the 9th international conference and field trip, Bristol, 16 September 1999
Contributor(s): Griffiths, J. S. (Editor), Stokes, M. R. (Editor), Thomas, R. G. (Editor)
ISBN: 9058090787     ISBN-13: 9789058090782
Publisher: CRC Press
OUR PRICE:   $228.00  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: January 1999
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BISAC Categories:
- Technology & Engineering | Civil - General
- Science | Earth Sciences - Geology
Dewey: 551.307
LCCN: 2003266920
Physical Information: 0.44" H x 7" W x 10" (1.16 lbs) 172 pages
 
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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.