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Research article
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22 Dec 2011
Research article |
| 22 Dec 2011
Failure of infrastructure embankments induced by flooding and seepage: a neglected source of hazard
M. Polemio
Italian National Research Council, Research Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection, Bari, Italy
P. Lollino
Italian National Research Council, Research Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection, Bari, Italy
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