Analysis of the progression of failure of earth slopes by finite elements

Proceedings of Sessions of Geo-Denver 2000 - Slope Stability 2000, GSP 101

Volumn 289, Issue , 2000, Pages 250-265

  Lechman, J B ^a   Griffiths, D V ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMBANKMENTS; EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GRAVITATION; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; QUALITY ASSURANCE;

CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES; CONTOUR PLOTS; EMBANKMENT CONSTRUCTION; FAILURE CRITERION; FAILURE SURFACES; FAILURE ZONES; FINITE ELEMENT (FE); FLOW RULES; LIMIT EQUILIBRIUM METHOD (LEM); LOADING PATHS; SHEAR FAILURES; SOIL MODELS; STABILITY ANALYSIS (IGC: E5/E13);

SLOPE STABILITY;

EID: 33845710558     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40512(289)19     Document Type: Conference Paper

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