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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-11-3383-2011
© Author(s) 2011. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
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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