Parameter variability in the toppling stability of rock blocks

10th ISRM Congress

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 849-854

  Muralha, José ^a  

^a NATIONAL LABORATORY FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING   (Portugal)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

EXCEL WORKSHEET; LIMIT EQUILIBRIUM EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL PROGRAMS; PARAMETER VARIABILITY; PROBABILISTIC MODELING; ROCK BLOCK; ROCK SLOPE; SAFETY CONDITION;

ROCK MECHANICS;

EID: 70350708925     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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