Static and dynamic simulation of a 700-m high rock slope in western Norway

Engineering Geology

Volumn 71, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 213-226

  Bhasin, Rajinder ^a   Kaynia, Amir M ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN GEOTECHNICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Discontinuities; Earthquake; Numerical modelling; Rock slope; Sliding

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; FRICTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROCKS; SLOPE STABILITY; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

RESIDUAL FRICTION ANGLE;

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY;

LANDSLIDE; ROCKFALL; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SLOPE STABILITY;

EID: 1642505740     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7952(03)00135-2     Document Type: Article

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