Numerical study on the optimum layout of soil-nailed slopes

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 585-599

  Fan, Chia Cheng ^a   Luo, Jiun Hung ^a  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Factor of safety; Finite element analysis; Optimal nail orientation; Optimum layout; Soil nails; Soil nailed slopes

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOMETRY; GRADIENT METHODS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; SAFETY FACTOR; SLOPE STABILITY; SYSTEM STABILITY;

(1 1 1) ORIENTATION; ELSEVIER (CO); FACTOR OF SAFETY; GEOMETRIC CONDITIONS; GEOMETRIC LAYOUT; HORIZONTAL PLANES; NON-LINEAR FINITE ELEMENTS; NUMERICAL STUDIES; OPTIMUM LAYOUT; SLOPE ANGLES; SOIL NAILING; VERTICAL SPACING;

SOILS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; SLOPE STABILITY; SLOPE STABILIZATION; SOIL NAILING;

EID: 46949086107     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2007.09.002     Document Type: Article

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