Reply to the discussion by V.R. Greco on "An efficient search method for finding the critical circular slip surface using the Monte Carlo technique"

2003 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 223-224
Author(s):  
AI Husein Malkawi ◽  
W F Hassan ◽  
S K Sarma
2001 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 1081-1089 ◽  
Author(s):  
AI Husein Malkawi ◽  
W F Hassan ◽  
S K Sarma

Locating the critical slip surface and the associated minimum factor of safety are two complementary parts in a slope stability analysis. A large number of computer programs exist to solve slope stability problems. Most of these programs, however, have used inefficient and unreliable search procedures to locate the global minimum factor of safety. This paper presents an efficient and reliable method to determine the global minimum factor of safety coupled with a modified version of the Monte Carlo technique. Examples are presented to illustrate the reliability of the proposed method.Key words: factor of safety, method of search, critical slip surface, circular, global, Monte Carlo.


2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (12) ◽  
pp. 1151-1157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alla P. Toropova ◽  
Andrey A. Toropov

Prediction of physicochemical and biochemical behavior of peptides is an important and attractive task of the modern natural sciences, since these substances have a key role in life processes. The Monte Carlo technique is a possible way to solve the above task. The Monte Carlo method is a tool with different applications relative to the study of peptides: (i) analysis of the 3D configurations (conformers); (ii) establishment of quantitative structure – property / activity relationships (QSPRs/QSARs); and (iii) development of databases on the biopolymers. Current ideas related to application of the Monte Carlo technique for studying peptides and biopolymers have been discussed in this review.


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