Natural and Artificial Rockslide Dams
Evans, Stephen G. / Scarascia-Mugnozza, Gabriele / Strom, Alexander / Hermanns, Reginald L. In the last one hundred years, a number of catastrophic events associated with rockslide dam formation and failure have occurred in the mountain regions of the world. This book presents a global view of the formation, characteristics and behaviour of natural and artificial rockslide dams. Chapters include a comprehensive state-of-the-art review of our global understanding natural and artificial rockslide dams, overviews of approaches to rocksl...