CSEES: An expert system for analysis and design of cut slopes and embankments

Environmental Geology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 75-89

  Al Homoud, A S ^a   Al Masri, G A ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

^b JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Cut slopes; Embankments; Expert system; Failure potential; Geotechnical data

Indexed keywords

CUTTING; EMBANKMENT; EXPERT SYSTEM; SLOPE STABILITY;

EID: 0042175674     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002540050438     Document Type: Article

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