Slope stability analysis by the upper bound approach: Fundamentals and methods

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 853-862

  Donald, Ian B ^a   Chen, Zuyu ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CHINA INSTITUTE OF WATER RESOURCES AND HYDROPOWER RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

Energy method; Factor of safety; Methods of optimization; Slope stability; Upper bound theorem

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); OPTIMIZATION; PLASTICITY; ROCKS; SAFETY FACTOR; SOILS;

DISTURBANCE FACTOR; SOFTWARE PACKAGE EMU; UPPER BOUND THEOREM;

SLOPE STABILITY;

SLOPE STABILITY; STABILITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031393156     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t97-061     Document Type: Article

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