TY - BOOK AU - Chowdhury,Robin AU - Flentje,Phil AU - Bhattacharya,Gautam TI - Geotechnical slope analysis SN - 9780415469746 (hbk.) AV - TA710 .C5466 2010 U1 - 624.1/51363 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Boca Raton PB - CRC Press KW - Slopes (Soil mechanics) N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [683]-711) and index; 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 ER -