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Whitehall quarry, Northern Wedge failure: 22 years of investigation 白厅采石场，北楔失败:22年的调查

Engineering Geology Special Publication Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.1144/EGSP27.10

D. R. Strang

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Geological structural controls on stability of footwall slopes: an example from the Bowen Basin, Queensland 地质构造对下盘斜坡稳定性的控制:以昆士兰Bowen盆地为例

Engineering Geology Special Publication Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.1144/EGSP27.9

D. Pope, A. Duran, G. Grocott, O. Holm, A. Bell

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