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Publications tagged with [limestone]
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Bagger L.C.
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Wisén R.
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<p>The Damhusledningen (Damhus pipeline) project in Copenhagen will improve water quality in and around the Damhus river and secure the area from flooding at downpour. The tunnel is constructed with “Pipe Jacking” in the top of the limestone. In ...
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Engineering Geology -
Geological Investigation
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NGM 2016 Reykjavik, Proceedings of the 17th Nordic Geotechnical Meeting, Challenges in Nordic Geotechnic 25th – 28th of May
<p>Calcite-forming by bacteria has been reported in various geological environments including limestone caves, and soil. There are four natural processes by which calcite is formed: carbonic anhydrase (CA), sulphate reduction, nitrate reduction, and urea hydrolysis. ...
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Geology -
Petrology - Minerology
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Journal of Asian Scientific Research, 2013, 3(5):471-484
Saroglou H.
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Marinos V. P.
et al.
The paper presents the kinematics of rock instability of a high limestone promontory, where the Monemvasia historical site is situated, in Peloponnese in Southern Greece. The instability phenomena poses a significant threat to the town located at the base of ...
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Rock Mechanics -
Rock Falls
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Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 12, 1823–1836, 2012
AL-Khersan E. H.
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Khorshid S. Z.
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Ninety eight oriented hand samples were collected from five sites represent calcareous outcrop of Euphrates Formation. These sites were chosen as a completed recovery for a region located at Kufa Quarry-Bahar Al-Najaf area / Middle of Iraq, in order to perform ...
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Engineering Geology -
Geological Investigation
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Iraqi National Journal of Earth Sciences, Vol.11, No. 2, pp. 11-36 , 2011
Veni G.
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DuChene H.
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Description and simple practical guidance for living in karst areas.This booklet describes ways to live safely, comfortably, and productively in karst areas, and illustrates that through use of improved science and technology, environmental concerns associated ...
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Engineering Geology -
Karst & Sinkholes
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A G I Environmental Awareness Series , 4 Copyright 2001 by American Geological Institute
We monitored the displacement and seismic activity of an unstable vertical rock slice in a natural limestone cliff of the southeast Vercors massif, southeast France, during the months preceding its collapse. Displacement measurements showed an average acceleration ...
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Rock Mechanics -
Rock Falls
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Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 10, 819–829, 2010
A rock fall of ~35 m3 volume collapsed from limestone cliffs at Takiroa, Duntroon, North Otago overnight on 25-26 May 2010 during a severe and prolonged rain storm. Unwitnessed, the collapse occurred between two areas of historic and culturally important Māori ...
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Rock Mechanics -
Rock Falls
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GNS Science Report 2010/31
In the present investigation, the safety of the northern slope of Delphi‟s archaeological site in Greece was investigated against rockfalls. The area consists of limestone lying over flysch. Threepossible rockfall rebound tracks, passing through the ancient ...
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Rock Mechanics -
Rock Falls
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8th International Symposium on the Conservation of Monuments in the Mediterranean Basin, Patras 2010
Toševski A.
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Pollak D.
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<p>The paper presents geological and engineering geological characteristics of the Strazˇina Tunnel along the Bisko-Šestanovac section of the Zagreb-Split-Dubrovnik highway in Croatia. This paper compares the actual conditions of the rock mass during ...
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Tunnel Engineering -
Tunnel Rock Behavior - Classification
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Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, (2010)
Bakhshipouri Z.
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Omar H.
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<p>Karst features related to geotechnical issues. An overviewof karst terrain and limestone in Malaysia.</p>
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Engineering Geology -
Karst & Sinkholes
Reference:
EJGE Vol. 14 [2009], Bund. P
