Analysis of infinite slopes with spatially random shear strength

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 178, 2008, Pages 122-129

  Griffiths, D V ^a   DeWolfe, Giorgia F ^a   Huang, Jinsong ^a   Fenton, Gordon A ^b  

^a Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BELOW GROUND SURFACES; CRITICAL DEPTH; FAILURE MECHANISM; FIRST ORDER SECOND MOMENT; GEOHAZARDS; INFINITE SLOPE; PARAMETRIC STUDY; PROBABILITY OF FAILURE; SOIL LAYER; SPATIAL CORRELATIONS; STANDARD DEVIATION;

SOILS;

SHEAR STRENGTH;

EID: 66549100416     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40971(310)15     Document Type: Conference Paper

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