Fuzzified kinematic analysis of discontinuity-controlled rock slope instabilities

Engineering Geology

Volumn 89, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 206-219

  Aksoy, H ^a   Ercanoglu, M ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ankara; Discontinuity; Fuzzy logic; Kinematic analysis; Rock slopes

Indexed keywords

FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FUZZY SETS; KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROCKS; SLOPE STABILITY;

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL (DEM); KINEMATIC ANALYSIS; ROCK SLOPE INSTABILITIES; ROCK SLOPES; STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ANDESITE; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; DISCONTINUITY; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; KINEMATICS; SLOPE FAILURE; SLOPE STABILITY; SOFTWARE;

ANKARA [TURKEY]; EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 33846122940     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2006.10.007     Document Type: Article

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