Estimating excavation reliability from displacement modelling

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1261-1265

  Lilly, P A ^a   Li, J ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; ESTIMATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY; ROCK MECHANICS; SAFETY FACTOR;

DISPLACEMENT MODELLING; EXCAVATION RELIABILITY; ROCK ENGINEERING;

EXCAVATION;

DISPLACEMENT; EXCAVATION; MODELING; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SLOPE STABILITY;

EID: 0034351077     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1365-1609(00)00053-8     Document Type: Article

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