Effects of soil spatial variability on rainfall-induced landslides

Computers and Structures

Volumn 89, Issue 11-12, 2011, Pages 893-900

  Santoso, Anastasia M ^a   Phoon, Kok Kwang ^a   Quek, Ser Tong ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Metropolis Hastings algorithm; Probabilistic analysis; Rainfall induced landslide; Spatial variability; Subset simulation; Unsaturated seepage

Indexed keywords

METROPOLIS-HASTINGS ALGORITHM; PROBABILISTIC ANALYSIS; RAINFALL-INDUCED LANDSLIDE; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; SUBSET SIMULATION; UNSATURATED SEEPAGE;

ALGORITHMS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LANDSLIDES; PROBABILITY; RAIN; SEEPAGE; SET THEORY; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS;

QUALITY ASSURANCE;

EID: 79955580414     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2011.02.016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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