Author | Chowdhury, Robin |
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Title | Geotechnical slope analysis [electronic resource] / Robin Chowdhury ; other contributors, Phil Flentje, Gautam Bhattacharya |
Imprint | Boca Raton, FL. : CRC Press, c2010 |
Connect to | http://marc.crcnetbase.com/isbn/9780203864203 |
Descript | xxix, 737 p. : ill. (some col.), maps |
Aims and overview : slopes, geology, and materials -- Basic geotechnical concepts -- Performance indicators and basic probability concepts -- Limit equilibrium methods I : planar failure surfaces -- Limit equilibrium methods II : slip surfaces and beyond critical equilibrium -- Stress-deformation analyses and their role in slope analysis -- Natural slope analysis considering initial stresses -- Plasticity and shear band analyses : a brief review -- Earthquake effects and seismic slope analysis -- Probabilistic approaches and reliability analyses -- Case study of urban slope stability -- Summing up