Effect of cliff shape on internal stresses and rock slope stability

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-50

  Wolters, Guido ^a   Müller, Gerald ^b  

^a WL DELFT HYDRAULICS   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cliff stability; Cliff steepness; Downfall; Rock erosion; Tension crack; Wave impact

Indexed keywords

CLIFF; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FAILURE MECHANISM; NUMERICAL MODEL; ROCK MECHANICS; SLOPE ANGLE; SLOPE STABILITY; STABILITY ANALYSIS; STRESS ANALYSIS; TENSION; WATER LEVEL; WAVE ACTION; WEATHERING;

EID: 39149083432     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/05-0569.1     Document Type: Article

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