Evaluation of the failure mechanism of an unsaturated tropical soil slope

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 147, 2006, Pages 485-496

  De Campos, T M P ^a   Moncada, M P H ^b   Velloso, R Q ^b   Amaral, C P ^b   Vargas Jr , E A ^b  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b DEC/PUC Rio ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RESEARCH LABORATORIES; WATER PIPELINES;

GNEISSIC RESIDUAL SOIL; MATERIAL LOSSES; TROPICAL SOIL SLOPE;

SOILS;

EID: 33750858092     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40802(189)36     Document Type: Conference Paper

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