Unsaturated slope stability analysis with steady infiltration or evaporation using elasto-plastic finite elements

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 249-267

  Griffiths, D V ^a   Lu, N ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Effective stress; Elasto plasticity; Finite elements; Pore suctions; Slope stability; Unsaturated

Indexed keywords

ELASTOPLASTICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EVAPORATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INFILTRATION; SOILS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

SUCTION STRESS; WATER PRESSURE; WATER TABLE;

SLOPE STABILITY;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SLOPE STABILITY;

EID: 14844342090     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nag.413     Document Type: Article

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