A three-dimensional slope stability problem in clay

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 224-228

  Silvestri, Vincenzo ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clay; Comparisons; Factor of safety; Spherical failure surface; Three dimensional slope stability analysis; Undrained shear strength

Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SAFETY FACTOR; SHEAR STRENGTH; SLOPE STABILITY;

NUMERICAL MODELS; SPHERICAL FAILURE SURFACE; UNDRAINED SHEAR STRENGTH;

CLAY;

CLAY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SAFETY FACTOR; SHEAR STRENGTH; SLOPE STABILITY;

CLAY SOIL; FAILURE ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; SAFETY; SLOPE STABILITY; STABILITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 33744540283     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t06-001     Document Type: Article

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