Particle swarm optimization algorithm for the location of the critical non-circular failure surface in two-dimensional slope stability analysis

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 92-103

  Cheng, Y M ^a   Li, Liang ^a,b   Chi, Shi chun ^b   Wei, W B ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Control variables; Factor of safety; Global optimization; Particle swarm

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION; SAFETY FACTOR;

CRITICAL SLIP SURFACE; PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHM;

SLOPE STABILITY;

ALGORITHM; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; OPTIMIZATION; SLIP; SLOPE STABILITY; STABILITY ANALYSIS; SWARMING;

EID: 33947148210     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2006.10.012     Document Type: Article

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