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Numerical Modelling Techniques as Predictive Tools of Ground Instability

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Floods and Landslides: Integrated Risk Assessment

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The engineering assessment of the stability of natural and man-made slopes as influenced by natural or induced changes to their natural environment can be aided by the application of analytical and numerical techniques.

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Bandis, S.C. (1999). Numerical Modelling Techniques as Predictive Tools of Ground Instability. In: Casale, R., Margottini, C. (eds) Floods and Landslides: Integrated Risk Assessment. Environmental Science. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-58609-5_7

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