Slope stability analysis with nonlinear failure criterion

Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 267-273

  Yang, Xiao Li ^a,b   Yin, Jian Hua ^b  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Failures; Limit analysis; Nonlinear analysis; Optimization; Slope stability; Soils

Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; PLASTICITY; STRAIN; SURFACE TENSION;

GEOMATERIALS; STABILITY FACTORS;

SLOPE STABILITY;

COULOMB CRITERION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; LIMIT ANALYSIS; MOHR THEORY; SLOPE STABILITY;

EID: 1642569750     PISSN: 07339399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9399(2004)130:3(267)     Document Type: Article

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