Geotechnical slope analysis [electronic resource] / Robin Chowdhury ; with contributions by Phil Flentje, Gautam Bhattacharya.

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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Online Access:	Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Author:	Chowdhury, Robin
Other Authors:	Flentje, Phil, Bhattacharya, Gautam
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Boca Raton : CRC Press, ©2010.
Subjects:	Slopes (Soil mechanics)