Shear strength estimation for Åknes sliding area in western Norway

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 479-488

  Grøneng, Guro ^a   Nilsen, Bjørn ^a   Sandven, Rolf ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Barton Bandis empirical method; Rockslide; Shear strength; Sliding plane; Triaxial tests

Indexed keywords

SLOPE STABILITY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

BARTON-BANDIS EMPIRICAL METHOD; EMPIRICAL METHOD; INTACT ROCKS; ROCK SLOPE; ROCKSLIDE; SHEARS STRENGTH; SLIDING AREAS; SLIDING PLANES; STRENGTH ESTIMATION; TRIAXIAL TEST;

ROCKS;

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; ROCK MECHANICS; SHEAR STRENGTH; SLIDING; STRESS; TRIAXIAL TEST;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 60749133451     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2008.10.006     Document Type: Article

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