Three-dimensional slope stability analysis by elasto-plastic finite elements

Geotechnique

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 537-546

  Griffiths, D V ^a   Marquez, R M ^a  

^a Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Failure; Limit equilibrium methods; Numerical modelling; Plasticity; Pore pressures; Slopes

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTOPLASTICITY; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; PORE PRESSURE;

ELASTO-PLASTIC FINITE ELEMENTS; LIMIT EQUILIBRIUM METHODS; PLANE STRAIN CONDITIONS; SLOPES; SLOPING ABUTMENTS;

SLOPE STABILITY;

ELASTOPLASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; SLOPE STABILITY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 34548219020     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: 00168505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.2007.57.6.537     Document Type: Article

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