Uncertainty in back analysis of slopes: Kettleman Hills case history

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 124, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1167-1176

  Gilbert, Robert B ^a   Wright, Stephen G ^a   Liedtke, Eric ^a  

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

Author keywords

Back analysis; Landfill; Slope stability

Indexed keywords

BACK ANALYSIS;

LAND FILL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHEAR STRENGTH;

SLOPE STABILITY;

BACK ANALYSIS; LANDFILL; SLOPE STABILITY;

EID: 0032431686     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(1998)124:12(1167)     Document Type: Article

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