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Evidence of prehistoric liquefaction in Kuwait and implications for the seismic vulnerability of the...

Evidence of prehistoric liquefaction in Kuwait and implications for the seismic vulnerability of the...

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Evidence of prehistoric liquefaction in Kuwait and implications for the seismic vulnerability of the Arabian Gulf Countries

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Evidence of prehistoric liquefaction in Kuwait and implications for the seismic vulnerability of the Arabian Gulf Countries

Publisher

Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands

Journal title

Natural hazards (Dordrecht), 2020-08, Vol.103 (1), p.799-813

Language

English

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Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands

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Contents

This paper presents and analyzes paleo-liquefaction features found in the State of Kuwait. The features are cemented sand and gravel-filled dikes of Pleisto–Holocene age with appearance and composition similar to typical “sandstone pipes.” The significant age difference between the cemented dikes and the surrounding loose sand, the size and spatial...

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Evidence of prehistoric liquefaction in Kuwait and implications for the seismic vulnerability of the Arabian Gulf Countries

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TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1007_s11069_020_04013_9

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1007_s11069_020_04013_9

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ISSN

0921-030X

E-ISSN

1573-0840

DOI

10.1007/s11069-020-04013-9

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