Evaluating cut slope failure by numerical analysis - A case study

Natural Hazards

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 263-279

  Singh, T N ^a   Gulati, A ^b   Dontha, L ^b   Bhardwaj, V ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Factor of safety; Finite difference method; FLAC3D; Principle stress tensors; Slope stability

Indexed keywords

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FLAC; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; ROAD; SLOPE FAILURE; SLOPE STABILITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; UTTARAKHAND;

EID: 53149100079     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-008-9219-5     Document Type: Article

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