Spatial probabilistic modeling of slope failure using an integrated GIS Monte Carlo simulation approach

Engineering Geology

Volumn 68, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 373-386

  Zhou, G ^a   Esaki, T ^a   Mitani, Y ^a   Xie, M ^a   Mori, J ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b West Japan Engineering Consultants Inc   (Japan)

Author keywords

GIS; Infinite slope analysis; Landslide; Monte Carlo method; Slope failure probability

Indexed keywords

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY; WATER LEVELS;

SLOPE FAILURE;

SLOPE STABILITY;

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GIS; INFINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LANDSLIDE; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; SLOPE STABILITY; WATER LEVEL;

JAPAN;

EID: 0037368239     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7952(02)00241-7     Document Type: Article

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