Non-linear shear strength reduction technique in slope stability calculation

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 288-298

  Fu, Wenxi ^a   Liao, Yi ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hoek Brown criterion; Mohr Coulomb criterion; Non linear shear strength reduction; Slope stability

Indexed keywords

COHESIVE STRENGTH; FRICTION ANGLES; HOEK-BROWN; HOEK-BROWN CRITERION; MOHR COULOMB CRITERION; MOHR-COULOMB; NON-LINEAR; NON-LINEAR FAILURE CRITERIA; ROCK MASS; SHEAR STRENGTH REDUCTION; SHEAR STRENGTH REDUCTION TECHNIQUE; STRESS STATE;

FRICTION; SHEAR STRENGTH;

SLOPE STABILITY;

COHESION; COULOMB CRITERION; FRICTION; HOEK-BROWN CRITERION; MOHR THEORY; ROCK MASS RESPONSE; SHEAR STRENGTH; SHEAR STRESS; SLOPE FAILURE; SLOPE STABILITY;

EID: 76549134970     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2009.11.002     Document Type: Article

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