Evaluation of safety factors in discontinuous rock

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences and Geomechanics

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 513-527

  Alonso, E ^a   Carol, I ^a   Delahaye, C ^b   Gens, A ^a   Prat, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b Univeridad Nacional de San Juan   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCH DAMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOUNDATIONS; GEOMETRY; LIMESTONE; LOADS (FORCES); ROCKS; SAFETY FACTOR; STRESSES;

DISCONTINUOUS ROCK; FAILURE CRITERIA; FAILURE MECHANISMS; FINITE ELEMENT MESH; JOINT ELEMENTS; ROCK DISCONTINUITIES;

ROCK MECHANICS;

DISCONTINUITY; FAILURE MECHANISM; JOINTED ROCK; SAFETY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030183282     PISSN: 01489062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0148-9062(95)00078-X     Document Type: Article

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