Generalised framework of limit equilibrium methods for slope stability analysis

Geotechnique

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 377-395

  Zhu, D Y ^a   Lee, C F ^b   Jiang, H D ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Failure; Landslides; Limit equilibrium methods; Numerical modelling and analysis; Slopes

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ITERATIVE METHODS; STABILITY; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

SLOPE STABILITY;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

FAILURE ANALYSIS; LANDSLIDE; METHOD OF SLICES; SLOPE STABILITY;

EID: 0038043487     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.2003.53.4.377     Document Type: Article

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