The shear strength of clay-filled bedding planes in limestones - Back-analysis of a slope failure in a phosphate mine, Israel

Geotechnical and Geological Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 263-282

  Hatzor, Y H ^a   Levin, M ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Back analysis; Montmorillonite; Plane failure; Rock slope stability; Shear strength; Stiff clays

Indexed keywords

CLAY; COMPRESSION TESTING; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRICTION; LIMESTONE; PHOSPHATE MINES; SHEAR STRENGTH; SLOPE STABILITY; SOIL TESTING;

BACK ANALYSIS; CLAY FILLED BEDDING PLANES; PLANE FAILURE;

SOIL MECHANICS;

FAILURE MECHANISM; PHOSPHATE MINE; SHEAR STRENGTH; SLOPE STABILITY;

ISRAEL;

EID: 0031425582     PISSN: 09603182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf00880709     Document Type: Article

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