Natural and man-induced stress evolution of slopes: The Monte Mario hill in Rome

Environmental Geology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 505-524

  Bozzano, F ^a   Martino, S ^a   Priori, M ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Sezione Geologica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Man made cuts; Numerical models; Slope stability; Stiff clays; Stress release

Indexed keywords

CLAY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACKS; EROSION; EXCAVATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; SLOPE STABILITY; STRESS ANALYSIS;

EVOLUTIONARY STAGES; NUMERICAL MODELS; STIFF CLAYS; STRESS-RELEASE;

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY;

CLAY; DEFORMATION; SIMULATION; SLOPE DYNAMICS; SLOPE STABILITY; STRESS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LAZIO; ROMA [LAZIO]; ROME; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33745646325     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-006-0228-y     Document Type: Article

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