System reliability approach to rock slope stability

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 847-859

  Jimenez Rodriguez, R ^a   Sitar, N ^a   Chacon J ^b  

^a Univ of California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

FORM; Linear programming; Monte Carlo; Probability; Risk

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACKS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); LINEAR PROGRAMMING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY; SLOPE STABILITY;

FAILURE MODE; FAILURE PROBABILITIES; ROCK SLOPES; ROCK SLOPES STABILITY; SYSTEM RELIABILITY;

ROCK MECHANICS;

CRACK; FAILURE ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; ROCK MECHANICS; SIMULATION; SLOPE STABILITY;

EID: 33744796011     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2005.11.011     Document Type: Article

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