Slope reliability analysis using generalized method of slices

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 350-362

  Low, B K ^a,b   Gilbert, R B ^a,c   Wright, S G ^a,c  

^a ASCE   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATION; LOADS (FORCES); NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SAFETY FACTOR; SLOPE STABILITY; SPREADSHEETS;

GENERALIZED METHOD OF SLICES; SLOPE RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

SOIL MECHANICS;

METHOD OF SLICES; SLOPE STABILITY; STABILITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032052035     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(1998)124:4(350)     Document Type: Article

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