Instability mechanisms affecting cultural heritage sites in the Maltese Archipelago

The superimposition of geological formations with marked contrast in geotechnical properties presents one of the most critical environments for slope instability due to the different response of the materials to the applied disturbances. Moreover, the above-mentioned geological setting is often asso...

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Main Authors: G. Gigli, W. Frodella, F. Mugnai, D. Tapete, F. Cigna, R. Fanti, E. Intrieri, L. Lombardi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-06-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/12/1883/2012/nhess-12-1883-2012.pdf