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- ↑ Dimitri Papastamatiou
- ↑ Sarma S. K. (1968), Response characteristics and stability of earth dams during strong earthquakes. PhD Thesis, Imperial College, University of London
- ↑ Sarma S. K. (1973), Stability analysis of embankments and slopes. Geotechnique, 23, 423 - 433, ISSN 0016-8505
- ↑ Sarma S. K. (1975), Seismic stability of earth dams and embankments. Geotechnique, 25, 743 - 761, ISSN 0016-8505
- ↑ Sarma S. K. (1979), Stability analysis of embankments and slopes. Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, ASCE, 1979, 105, 1511 - 1524, ISSN 0093-6405
- ↑ Non-vertical slices using Sarma's method
- ↑ Advantages of using Sarma's method
- ↑ British Geotechnical Society Prize of the Institution of Civil Engineers (1967) jointly with Professor Ambraseys, for the paper "The response of earth dams to strong earthquakes"
- ↑ BESU Lectures Series Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 5th International Conference on Earthquake Engineering [ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ World Conference on Earthquake Engineering
- ↑ Can dogs really predict earthquakes?
- ↑ Haiti needs seismic-resistant buildings
- ↑ Expert reaction to the earthquake in Haiti