Citation: John V. Smith, Christian Arnhardt. A New Assessment Method for Structural-Control Failure Mechanisms in Rock Slopes — Case Examples[J]. AIMS Geosciences, 2016, 2(3): 214-230. doi: 10.3934/geosci.2016.3.214
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