An Improved Search Strategy for the Critical Slip Surface using Finite Element Stress Fields

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 295-313

  Kim, J Y ^a   Lee, S R ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; ESTIMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOILS; STRESSES; SURFACES;

CRITICAL SLIP SURFACE; SEARCH STRATEGY; SLOPE ANALYSIS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

CRITICAL SLIP SURFACE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SLOPE STABILITY;

EID: 0031429001     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-352X(97)00027-X     Document Type: Article

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