New trends in rock slope stability analyses

Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 173-178

  Nilsen, B ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Deterministic analysis; Factor of safety; Input parameters; Partial factors; Probabilistic analysis; Rock slope stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013215574     PISSN: 14359529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100640050072     Document Type: Article

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