Leakage problems in dams built on evaporites. The case of La Loteta Dam (NE Spain), a reservoir in a large karstic depression generated by interstratal salt dissolution
- 1 February 2015
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Engineering Geology
- Vol. 185, 139-154
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2014.12.009
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Funding Information
- Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación and FEDER (CGL2010-16775)
- Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (CGL2013-40867-P)
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