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Site investigation for the effects of vegetation on ground stability [PDF]

, 2006
The procedure for geotechnical site investigation is well established but little attention is currently given to investigating the potential of vegetation to assist with ground stability.
A. Stokes, B.A. Gardiner, C.R.I. Clayton, D.H. Barker, D.H. Gray, D.M. McCann, G.C. Topp, G.J. Gaskin, J. Hruska, J. Perry, J.E. Norris, J.E. Norris, J.R Greenwood, J.R. Greenwood, J.R. Greenwood, Jo Wint, Joanne E. Norris, John R. Greenwood, M.G. Anderson, N. Simons, N.J. Coppin, R.B.J. Brinkgreve, T.H Wu, V. Operstein   +23 more
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Geophysical and geotechnical characterization of Lower Sudhan Gali Landslide (LSGL), Bagh Azad Jammu & Kashmir

Geomatics, Natural Hazards & Risk
The evolution of the steep unstable slopes is influenced by landslides as a major geomorphological feature in the Kashmir region. The NW-SE–oriented landslide has affected the village of Birpani and the main Sudhan Gali Road.
Haider Ali Rathore, Abrar Niaz, Muhammad Farooq, Mohammad Younis Khan, Syed Ali Turab, Ekrem Saralioglu, Shahab Noor, Jawad Niaz   +7 more
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Aspects of the consequences of the extreme weather event in the Dovžan Gorge Natural Monument

Geologija, 2019
All protected areas of natural values which are populated are faced with the problem of maintaining a balance between preserving the natural environment and human interventions in it for its economic activities and its security. The extreme weather event
Matevž Novak, Irena Mrak
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Mass movement susceptibility mapping using satellite optical imagery compared with InSAR monitoring: Zigui County, Three Gorges region, China [PDF]

, 2010
Mass movements on steep slopes are a major hazard to communities and infrastructure in the Three Gorges region, China. Developing susceptibility maps of mass movements is therefore very important in both current and future land use planning.
Drummond, J, Du, P, Hoey, T, Kincal, C, Li, Z, Liu, P, Muller, JP, Qu, W, Singleton, A, Zeng, Q, Zhang, J   +10 more
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The role of Internal Solitary Waves on deep-water sedimentary processes. The case of up-slope migrating sediment waves off the Messina Strait [PDF]

, 2016
Subaqueous, asymmetric sand waves are typically observed in marine channel/canyon systems, tidal environments, and continental slopes exposed to strong currents, where they are formed by current shear resulting from a dominant unidirectional flow ...
Casalbore, Daniele, Chiocci, Francesco, Droghei, Riccardo, Falcini, Federico, Martorelli, Eleonora, Mosetti, Renzo, Salusti, Ettore, Sannino, Gianmaria, Santoleri, Rosalia   +8 more
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Assessment of the Coastal Vulnerability Index in an Area of Complex Geological Conditions on the Krk Island, Northeast Adriatic Sea

Geosciences, 2019
This study presents a vulnerability assessment methodology that was developed to analyze the Croatian Eastern Adriatic Coast (CEAC), which has extremely complex geomorphology.
Igor Ružić, Sanja Dugonjić Jovančević, Čedomir Benac, Nino Krvavica   +3 more
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An enhanced classification of artificial ground [PDF]

, 2010
This report describes a detailed scheme for the mapping and recording of artificial ground. It presents codes and descriptions that underpin the entries in the British Geological Survey stratigraphical ...
Cooper, A.H., Ford, J., Humpage, A.J., Kessler, H., Price, S.J.   +4 more
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Geohazard Assessment of Historic Chalk Cavity Collapses in Aleppo, Syria

GeoHazards
Over the past five decades, the Tallet Alsauda district of Aleppo (Syria) has experienced multiple catastrophic collapses, attributed to a network of subsurface chalk cavities formed through historic quarrying and possible natural karstification. Yet, no
Alaa Kourdey, Omar Hamza, Hamzah M. B. Al-Hashemi   +2 more
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INVESTIGATION AND RESEARCH OF LANDSLIDE GEOHAZARD IN NORTH-WESTERN PART OF VIETNAM FOR THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TERRITORY [PDF]

, 2007
Joint Research on Environmental Science and Technology for the ...
Dao, Van Thinh, Nguyen, Van Can
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Basic characteristics of co-seismic geological hazards induced by Jishishan Ms 6.2 earthquake and suggestions for their risk control

Zhongguo dizhi zaihai yu fangzhi xuebao
On December 18, 2023, an Ms 6.2earthquake occurred in Jishishan County, Linxia Prefecture, Gansu Province, causing a large number of geological disasters and threatening people's lives and the safety of infrastructure.
Lichao WANG, Shengshan HOU, Ying DONG, Yongbo TIE, Mingzhi ZHANG, Xudong YANG, Ruihua XIAO, Mingxue LIU, Zhen FENG, Yongjun ZHANG, Zhongfu WANG   +10 more
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