ROCKTOPPLE: A spreadsheet-based program for probabilistic block-toppling analysis

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 98-114

  Tatone, Bryan S A ^a,b   Grasselli, Giovanni ^a  

^a Lassonde Institute   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Limit equilibrium; Monte Carlo simulation; Probabilistic slope stability analysis; Rock slope engineering; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

LIMIT EQUILIBRIUM; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; PROBABILISTIC SLOPE STABILITY ANALYSIS; ROCK SLOPE ENGINEERING; UNCERTAINTY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SLOPE PROTECTION; SPREADSHEETS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

SLOPE STABILITY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; ROCK MECHANICS; SLOPE FAILURE; SLOPE STABILITY; SPREADSHEET; STABILITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 70350728276     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2009.04.014     Document Type: Article

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