Upper bound limit analysis of slope stability using rigid finite elements and nonlinear programming

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 742-752

  Chen, Jian ^a   Yin, Jian Hua ^a   Lee, C F ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Limit analysis; Nonlinear programming; Rigid finite element; Sequential quadratic algorithm; Slope stability; Upper bound

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; KINEMATICS; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING;

QUADRATIC ALGORITHMS;

SLOPE STABILITY;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LIMIT ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; SLOPE STABILITY; SOFTWARE;

EID: 0142027595     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t03-032     Document Type: Article

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