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Love Creek landslide failure, Santa Cruz County, California

William R. CottonPatrick O. Shires

Year: 1989 American Geophysical Union eBooks Pages: 28-36   Publisher: American Geophysical Union

Abstract

This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Regional Geologic History Traverse 1 - Menlo Park to Los Gatos Traverse 2 - Los Gatos to Ben Lomond Traverse 3 - Ben Lomond to the Love Creek Landslide Storm Event Physical Setting Pattern of Failure Mechanism of Failure Progression of Failure Potential Hazards Litigation

Keywords:
Traverse Landslide Storm Geology Event (particle physics) Archaeology Slope failure Cartography Geography Geomorphology Oceanography

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Topics

Landslides and related hazards
Physical Sciences →  Environmental Science →  Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis
Physical Sciences →  Engineering →  Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
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