Seismicity is a major trigger for landslides with often devastating effects. The Japan Landslide Society (JLS) therefore organized a meeting fully dedicated to the research area of earthquake induced landslides. The symposium covers all aspects of earthquake-induced landslides including the phenomen
Case History of Landslide Movement during the Northridge Earthquake
β Scribed by Pradel, Daniel; Smith, Patrick M.; Stewart, Jonathan P.; Raad, Glen
- Book ID
- 121811610
- Publisher
- American Society of Civil Engineers
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 577 KB
- Volume
- 131
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1090-0241
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