Regional slope stability and slope-failure mechanics from the two-dimensional state of stress in an infinite slope

Marine Geology

Volumn 154, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 339-356

  Mello, Ulisses T ^a   Pratson, Lincoln F ^b  

^a IBM T J WATSON RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Basal shear plane; Excess pore pressure; Slope failure; Slope stability

Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS; GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTY; MASS MOVEMENT; SEAFLOOR; SLOPE STABILITY; STRESS;

EID: 0033514326     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(98)00122-4     Document Type: Article

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