Stability charts for pseudo-static slope stability analysis

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 813-823

  Baker, R ^a   Shukha, R ^a   Operstein, V ^a   Frydman, S ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODES (STANDARDS); DESIGN;

KINEMATIC ASSUMPTION; PSEUDO-STATIC SLOPE STABILITY ANALYSIS; SLICE METHODS; STATIC ASSUMPTION; STRENGTH REDUCTION PROCEDURE;

SLOPE STABILITY;

CYCLIC LOADING; SLOPE STABILITY; STABILITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 33746369123     PISSN: 02677261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2006.01.023     Document Type: Article

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