Direct estimation of yield acceleration in slope stability analyses

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 111-115

  Kim, Jinman ^a   Sitar, Nicholas ^b  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b 109 McLaughlin Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

Deformation; Limit equilibrium; Resistance coefficients; Slope stability; Yield

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ERROR ANALYSIS; ITERATIVE METHODS; PROBABILITY;

YIELD ACCELERATION;

SLOPE STABILITY;

ACCELERATION; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SLOPE STABILITY; YIELD RESPONSE;

EID: 0942280448     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2004)130:1(111)     Document Type: Article

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