Mechanisms of failure and slope development in rock masses

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 353-370

  Kimber, Owen G ^a   Allison, Robert J ^a   Cox, Nicholas J ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer modelling; Failure mechanism; Isle of Purbeck; Rock failure mechanisms; Rockfall; Slope development; Slope stability; Universal Distinct Element Code

Indexed keywords

FAILURE MECHANISM; ROCKFALL; SLOPE STABILITY;

EID: 0032450233     PISSN: 00202754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0020-2754.1998.00353.x     Document Type: Article

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