Centro de Documentacion de Fundación MAPFRE - Forensic engineering : environmental case histories for civil engineers and geologists

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Forensic engineering : environmental case histories for civil engineers and geologists / Gerard Shuirman, James E. Slosson. — San Diego [etc.] : Academic Press, cop. 1992

XIX, 296 p. : il. ; 24 cm

Bibliografía: P. 281-289. — Sumario: Forensic investigations: a growth industry -- Introduction to case histories -- Malibu landslide: massive litigation -- Utah landslide: rural slides can be devastating too -- Abalone cove landslide: mitigation instead of litigation -- Flooding within a floodplain while the sun was shining -- Flooding outside a floodplain: was it really a flood? -- Fire-flood sequence: a deadly combination -- Land subsidence on a large scale: dire consequences -- River morphology: mining versus agriculture -- An overview -- Glossary -- References

ISBN 0-12-640740-1

1. Catástrofes naturales . 2. Ingeniería forense . 3. Aspectos medioambientales . 4. Casos prácticos . 5. Riesgos geológicos . I. Slosson, James E. . II. Title.

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