A methodology for reliability-based design of rock slopes

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 95-120

  Duzgun, H S B ^a   Yucemen, M S ^a   Karpuz, Celal ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

AFOSM method; Discontinuity shear strength; Reliability based design; Rock slope; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DATA ACQUISITION; PROBABILISTIC LOGICS; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRESS ANALYSIS; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

ROCK SLOPES;

ROCK MECHANICS;

EID: 0038004049     PISSN: 07232632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00603-002-0034-0     Document Type: Article

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