Reflections on design decisions of practical significance to embankment dams

Geotechnique

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1977, Pages 281-355

  De Mello, V F B ^a  

^a Soil Mechanics   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

STATISTICAL METHODS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS - STABILITY; STRUCTURAL DESIGN - SAFETY FACTOR;

DAMS, EMBANKMENT;

EID: 0017530854     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: 17517656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.1977.27.3.281     Document Type: Article

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