Numerical simulation of progressive failure in cut slope of soft rock using a soil-water coupled finite element analysis

Soils and Foundations

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 119-131

  Zhang, Feng ^a   Yashima, Atsushi ^b   Osaki, Hitomi ^c   Adachi, Toshihisa ^d   Oka, Fusao ^e  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Department of Civil Engineering ^*  (Japan)

^c Greenification and Public Works Bureau   (Japan)

^d GEO RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^e KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Effective stress; FEM; Progressive failure; Slope; Strain softening; Time dependency (IGC: G6)

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION TESTING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PORE PRESSURE; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS;

EFFECTIVE STRESS; PROGRESSIVE FAILURE; SLOPE; STRAIN SOFTENING; TIME DEPENDENCY (IGC: G6);

ROCKS;

EID: 24744453956     PISSN: 00380806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3208/sandf.43.5_119     Document Type: Article

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