Numerical analysis of effective soil porosity and soil thickness effects on slope stability at a hillslope of weathered granitic soil formation

Geosciences Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 401-410

  Mukhlisin, Muhammad ^a   Taha, Mohd Raihan ^a   Kosugi, Ken'Ichirou ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Effective soil porosity (ESP); Numerical analysis; Rain water infiltration; Slope stability; Soil thickness; Weathered granitic

Indexed keywords

EID: 59349115770     PISSN: 12264806     EISSN: 15987477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12303-008-0039-0     Document Type: Article

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