Influence of soil strength spatial variability on the stability of an undrained clay slope by finite elements

Proceedings of Sessions of Geo-Denver 2000 - Slope Stability 2000, GSP 101

Volumn 289, Issue , 2000, Pages 184-193

  Griffiths, D V ^a   Fenton, Gordon A ^b  

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

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERALS; SAFETY FACTOR; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

CORRELATION LENGTHS; FINITE ELEMENT (FE); GEOTECHNICS; SLOPE FAILURES; SOIL STRENGTH; STRENGTH PROPERTIES;

SLOPE STABILITY;

EID: 58749100169     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40512(289)14     Document Type: Conference Paper

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