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<p>Rockfall is a dangerous geomorphological process. The prediction of potentially threatened areas requires thorough reconstruction of spatial rockfall activity. Dendrogeomorphic methods allow precise determination of both temporal and spatial occurrences ...
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Rock Mechanics -
Rock Falls
Reference:
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 13, 1817–1826, 2013 www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/13/1817/2013/ doi:10.5194/nhess-13-1817-2013
<p>A geotechnical site investigation is the process of collecting information and evaluating the conditions of the site for the purpose of designing and constructing the foundation for a structure, such as a building, plant or bridge. A geotechnical site investigation ...
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Engineering Geology -
Geological Investigation
Reference:
Department of Public Works and Services Government of the Northwest Territories I. Holubec Consulting Inc. January 2010
Brideau M.-A.
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Stead D.
et al.
The Clanwilliam Landslide, April 2nd 1999, occurred on a south facing slope above Clanwilliam Lake, approximately 13 km west of Revelstoke, B.C. The landslide is located near the western margin of the Shuswap Metamorphic Complex and a major tectonic structure ...
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Engineering Geology -
Landslides
Reference:
4th Canadian Conference on Geohazards : From Causes to Management, J. Locat, D. Perret, D. Turmel, D. Demers et S. Leroueil
Gruber S.
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Hoelzle M.
et al.
<p>Exceptional rockfall occurred throughout the Alps during the unusually hot summer of 2003. It is likely related to the fast thermal reaction of the subsurface of steep rock slopes and a corresponding destabilization of ice-filled discontinuities. This suggests ...
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Engineering Geology -
Geological Hazards
Reference:
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, VOL. 31, L13504, doi:10.1029/2004GL020051, 2004
