Considerations of failure mechanisms associated with rock slope instability and consequences for stability analysis

Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

Volumn 106, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 485-493

  Stacey, T R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAILURE MECHANISMS; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURES; PHYSICAL MODELS; ROCK FAILURES;

DEFORMATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FAILURE ANALYSIS; GEOLOGY; LOADS (FORCES); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

ROCKS;

EID: 33748297415     PISSN: 22256253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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