Mechanics of earth fissures using the Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion

Environmental and Engineering Geoscience

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 281-295

  Budhu, Muniram ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Earth fissures; Geohydrology; Geotechnical; Groundwater; Land subsidence; Soil mechanics

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEDIMENTS; SEISMOLOGY; SHEAR STRESS; STRAIN; TECTONICS;

AQUIFER; BENDING; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; COULOMB CRITERION; FAILURE MECHANISM; FISSURE; FLUID FLOW; HYDROGEOLOGY; MOHR THEORY; POROUS MEDIUM; SOIL MECHANICS; STRAIN;

EID: 57649130613     PISSN: 10787275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gseegeosci.14.4.281     Document Type: Article

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