Two-dimensional slope stability analysis by limit equilibrium and strength reduction methods

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 137-150

  Cheng, Y M ^a   Lansivaara, T ^b   Wei, W B ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Limit equilibrium method; Local minimum; Slope stability; Strength reduction method

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ELASTIC MODULI; FAILURE ANALYSIS; SLOPE STABILITY;

LIMIT EQUILIBRIUM METHOD; STRENGTH REDUCTION METHOD;

SOILS;

CRITICAL ANALYSIS; EQUILIBRIUM; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; SLOPE FAILURE; SLOPE STABILITY; STABILITY ANALYSIS; STRENGTH;

EID: 33947169991     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2006.10.011     Document Type: Article

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