A new approach for persistence in probabilistic rock slope stability analysis

Geosciences Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 287-293

  Park, Hyuck Jin ^a  

^a Sejong University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Discontinuity; Persistence; Probability analysis; Probability of failure

Indexed keywords

EID: 27944465314     PISSN: 12264806     EISSN: 15987477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02910589     Document Type: Article

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