Modified particle swarm optimization for probabilistic slope stability analysis

International Journal of Physical Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 2248-2258

  Khajehzadeh, Mohammad ^a   El Shafie, Ahmed ^a   Taha, Mohd Raihan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Particle swarm optimization; Probabilistic analysis; Slope stability; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651464522     PISSN: 19921950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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