Engineering implications of the relation between static and pseudo-static slope stability analysis

Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn 10 G, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Shukha, Robert ^a   Baker, Rafael ^a   Leshchinsky, Dov ^b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Limiting equilibrium; Pseudo static problems; Slope stability

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; EARTHQUAKES; INTERNAL FRICTION; SAFETY FACTOR; SHEAR STRENGTH; SHEAR STRESS;

LIMITING EQUILIBRIUM; PSEUDO STATIC PROBLEM;

SLOPE STABILITY;

SLOPE STABILITY;

EID: 30344465006     PISSN: 10893032     EISSN: 10893032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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