Numerical modelling of climate effects on slope stability

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Bridge Engineering

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 81-89

  Rouainia, M ^a   Davies, O ^a   OBrien, T ^b   Glendinning, S ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MOTT MACDONALD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Embankments; Environment; Mathematical modelling

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE EFFECTS; DEFORMATION MAGNITUDE; ENVIRONMENT; FUTURE CLIMATE; HYDRAULIC PARAMETERS; LOCAL CLIMATE; MATHEMATICAL MODELLING; MECHANICAL RESPONSE; NUMERICAL MODELLING; PORE-WATER PRESSURES; RAILWAY EMBANKMENT; RAIN EVENTS; WINTER MONTHS;

CANALS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; EMBANKMENTS; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PORE PRESSURE; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; WATER;

SLOPE STABILITY;

EID: 67249127058     PISSN: 14784637     EISSN: 17517664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/ensu.2009.162.2.81     Document Type: Article

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