Common landslide types in Canada: Submarine landslides

Jacques Locat

In the proceedings of: GeoMontréal 2013: 66th Canadian Geotechnical Conference; 11th joint with IAH-CNC

Session: Posters - Geotechnical

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Jacques Locat (2013) Common landslide types in Canada: Submarine landslides in GEO2013. Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Geotechnical Society.

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