Sensitivity analysis applied to slope stabilization at failure

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 37, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 837-845

  Navarro, V ^a   Yustres, A ^a   Candel, M ^a   Lopez J ^a   Castillo, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clays; Design; Failure; Landslides; Slope stabilization; Slopes

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT TOOL; CRITICAL SLIP SURFACE; FAILURE; MINIMIZATION PROBLEMS; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; ROBUST FORMULATIONS; SLOPE PROFILE; SLOPE STABILIZATION; SLOPES; SOIL PARAMETERS; STABILIZATION METHODS; VARIATIONAL APPROACHES;

DESIGN; LANDSLIDES; OPTIMIZATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE; SAFETY FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STABILIZATION;

SLOPE PROTECTION;

CLAY; LANDSLIDE; OPTIMIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SLOPE DYNAMICS; SLOPE FAILURE; SLOPE STABILIZATION;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; SUDBURY;

EID: 78349306893     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2010.03.010     Document Type: Article

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