Effects of spatial variability of soil properties on slope stability

Engineering Geology

Volumn 92, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 97-109

  Cho, Sung Eun ^a  

^a Korea Water Resources Corporation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Monte Carlo simulation; Probability; Reliability index; Slope stability; Spatial variability

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SLOPE STABILITY; SOIL MECHANICS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

FIRST-ORDER RELIABILITY METHOD; LIMIT EQUILIBRIUM METHOD; SOIL PROPERTIES; SPATIAL VARIABILITY;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SLOPE STABILITY; SOIL PROPERTY; SPATIAL VARIATION;

EID: 34250684177     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2007.03.006     Document Type: Article

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