Geotechnical slope analysis
By: Robin Chowdhury ; other contributors, Phil Flentje, Gautam Bhattacharya.
Contributors: Flentje, Phil.; Bhattacharya, Gautam.
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Boca Raton
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780415469746
Subjects: Slopes (Soil mechanics)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Aims and overview : slopes, geology, and materials; title: Basic geotechnical concepts; title: Performance indicators and basic probability concepts; title: Limit equilibrium methods I : planar failure surfaces; title: Limit equilibrium methods II : slip surfaces and beyond critical equilibrium; title: Stress-deformation analyses and their role in slope analysis; title: Natural slope analysis considering initial stresses; title: Plasticity and shear band analyses : a brief review; title: Earthquake effects and seismic slope analysis; title: Probabilistic approaches and reliability analyses; title: Case study of urban slope stability; title: Summing up.