3-D slope stability analysis: A probability approach applied to the nice slope (SE France)

Marine Geology

Volumn 269, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 89-106

  Leynaud, D ^a   Sultan, N ^a  

^a IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Monte Carlo simulation; probabilistic analysis; shear zone; slope stability

Indexed keywords

3D MODELS; COMPLEX GEOMETRIES; CRITICAL FAILURE SURFACE; DETERMINISTIC ANALYSIS; DETERMINISTIC MODELS; FACTOR OF SAFETY; GEOTECHNICAL DATA; HIGH PROBABILITY; LIKELIHOOD OF FAILURES; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; ORIGINAL MODEL; PARAMETER UNCERTAINTY; PARAMETER VARIABILITY; PROBABILISTIC ANALYSIS; PROBABILISTIC APPROACHES; PROBABILITY APPROACH; PROBABILITY OF FAILURE; REFERENCE VALUES; SHEAR ZONE; SLOPE FAILURE; SLOPE STABILITY ANALYSIS; SLOPE STABILITY EVALUATION; SLOW DEFORMATION; SOURCE AREA; UNDRAINED SHEAR STRENGTH; UNIT WEIGHT; UPPER BOUND THEOREMS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; SAFETY FACTOR; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SHEAR STRENGTH; SLOPE PROTECTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

SLOPE STABILITY;

BATHYMETRY; CATASTROPHIC EVENT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; LANDSLIDE; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; SHEAR ZONE; SLOPE FAILURE; SLOPE STABILITY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ALPES MARITIMES; FRANCE; NICE; PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D'AZUR;

EID: 76149143959     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2009.12.002     Document Type: Article

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