Deep-Seated Rock Slides: Understanding Processes and Assessing Impacts on Settlements and Infrastructure
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Deep-seated rock slides, Critical infrastructureAbstract
This presentation provides an overview of the current state of knowledge and recent research on deep-seated rock slides, drawing from extensively investigated case studies in the Austrian Alps and the interaction with different types of critical infrastructure such as dam reservoirs, pressure pipes, highways and bridges.
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