Rock slopes from mechanics to decision making

Rock Mechanics in Civil and Environmental Engineering - Proceedings of the European Rock Mechanics Symposium, EUROCK 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 3-13

  Einstein, H H ^a   Sousa, R L ^a   Karam, K ^a   Manzella, I ^b   Kveldsvik, V ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c NORWEGIAN GEOTECHNICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAILURE (MECHANICAL); RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

FAILURE MECHANISM; INFORMATION COLLECTIONS; MECHANICAL MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENTS; RISK DETERMINATION; ROCK SLOPE; ROCK SLOPE INSTABILITIES;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 84860142046     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1201/b10550-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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