Slope stability assessment using both empirical and numerical methods: a case study

Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 13-25

  Salmi, Ebrahim Fathi ^a   Hosseinzadeh, Saeed ^b  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Karoun trench; Numerical back analysis; Slope mass rating; Slope stability

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL METHODS; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; SHEAR STRENGTH; SLOPE PROTECTION; SYSTEM STABILITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BACK ANALYSIS METHOD; NUMERICAL BACK ANALYSIS; ROCK DISCONTINUITY; ROCK MASS CLASSIFICATION; ROCK SLOPE STABILITY; SHEAR STRENGTH PARAMETERS; STABILITY ASSESSMENT; UNIVERSAL DISTINCT ELEMENT CODES;

SLOPE STABILITY;

EID: 84922000444     PISSN: 14359529     EISSN: 14359537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10064-013-0565-5     Document Type: Article

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