The influence of strength variability in the analysis of slope failure risk

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 156, 2006, Pages 113-123

  Griffiths, D V ^a   Fenton, Gordon A ^b   Ziemann, Heidi R ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PROBLEM SOLVING; RANDOM PROCESSES; SAFETY ENGINEERING;

LIMITING EARTH PRESSURE; SLOPE FAILURE RISKS; STRENGTH PARAMETERS;

STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

EID: 35448966679     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40870(216)9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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