Limit state analysis of earthen slopes using dual continuum/fem approaches

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1359-1371

  Swan, Colby C ^a   Seo, Young Kyo ^a  

^a IA United States   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Limit state analysis; Slope failure; Slope stability analysis; Soil plasticity models

Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GRAVITATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASTICITY; PROBLEM SOLVING; SLOPE STABILITY; STRESSES;

EARTHEN SLOPES; LIMIT STATE ANALYSIS; SLOPE FAILURE; SOIL PLASTICITY MODELS;

SOIL TESTING;

LIMIT ANALYSIS; SLOPE STABILITY; STABILITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033213192     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9853(199910)23:12<1359::AID-NAG39>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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