A finite element analysis for the stability of drystone masonry retaining walls

Geotechnique

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-60

  Zhang, X ^a,b   Koutsabeloulis, N C ^a   Hope, S ^a   Pearce, A ^a  

^a VIPS   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Numerical modelling and analysis

Indexed keywords

MASONRY;

EID: 1342289251     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.2004.54.1.57     Document Type: Article

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