Slope instability caused by small variations in hydraulic conductivity

Journal of Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn 123, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 717-725

  Reid, Mark E ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GROUNDWATER FLOW; PORE PRESSURE; SLOPE STABILITY;

LIMIT EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; PORE PRESSURE DISTRIBUTIONS; SLOPE INSTABILITY; SMALL VARIATIONS;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY;

GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INSTABILITY; SLOPE;

GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SLOPE STABIILTY; SLOPE STABILITY;

EID: 0031202415     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(1997)123:8(717)     Document Type: Article

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