Stability analysis of rainfallinduced slope failure: A review

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn 164, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 299-316

  Zhang, L L ^a   Zhang, J ^b,c   Zhang, L M ^c   Tang, W H ^c  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Geotechnical engineering; Risk Probability analysis; Safety Hazards

Indexed keywords

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; INFILTRATION; RAIN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLOPE PROTECTION;

COUPLED HYDRO MECHANICALS; LIMIT EQUILIBRIUM METHODS; PORE-WATER PRESSURES; PROBABILITY ANALYSIS; RAINFALL INDUCED LANDSLIDES; RAINFALL INFILTRATION; RAINFALL-INDUCED SLOPE FAILURES; SLOPE STABILITY ANALYSIS;

SLOPE STABILITY;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; INFILTRATION; LANDSLIDE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PORE PRESSURE; POREWATER; PROBABILITY; RAINFALL; SAFETY; SLOPE FAILURE; SLOPE STABILITY; STABILITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 80053244447     PISSN: 13532618     EISSN: 17518563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geng.2011.164.5.299     Document Type: Review

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