A probabilistic systems methodology to analyze the importance of factors affecting the stability of rock slopes

Engineering Geology

Volumn 118, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 82-92

  Naghadehi, Masoud Zare ^a,b   Jimenez, Rafael ^b   KhaloKakaie, Reza ^a   Jalali, Seyed Mohammad Esmaeil ^a  

^a SHAHROOD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

ESQ coding; Important factors; Interaction matrix; Rock engineering systems (RES); Rock slope stability

Indexed keywords

ESQ CODING; IMPORTANT FACTORS; INTERACTION MATRIX; ROCK ENGINEERING SYSTEMS (RES); ROCK SLOPE STABILITY;

DECISION MAKING; LITHOLOGY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ROCKS; SLOPE PROTECTION; SYSTEM STABILITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

SLOPE STABILITY;

LITHOLOGY; PARAMETERIZATION; PROBABILITY; ROCK MECHANICS; SLOPE; SLOPE STABILITY; STABILITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

IRAN;

EID: 79952245060     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2011.01.003     Document Type: Article

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