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Paper. — NRC Research Press Web site (Cgj.nrc.ca on). — 2002-2003. — 17 p.General limit equilibrium method
Sliding mass contortion
Contrasting material
Concentrated loads
Forces outside the sliding mass
Slip surface normal forces
Limit equilibrium forces and stresses
Missing physics
Finite element computed stresses in a limitequilibrium framework
Commentary on finite element stress-based stability analysis
Concluding remarks
Acknowledgements