Numerical analysis of the stability of heavily jointed rock slopes using PFC2D

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 415-424

  Wang, C ^a   Tannant, D D ^a   Lilly, P A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JOINT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; ROCK; SLOPE FAILURE; SLOPE STABILITY;

EID: 0037543009     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1365-1609(03)00004-2     Document Type: Article

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