Prediction of slope failure in open-pit mines using a novel hybrid artificial intelligence model based on decision tree and evolution algorithm

XN Bui, H Nguyen, Y Choi, T Nguyen-Thoi, J Zhou… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
In this study, the objective was to develop a new and highly-accurate artificial intelligence
model for slope failure prediction in open-pit mines. For this purpose, the M5Rules algorithm …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical investigation of pile responses induced by adjacent tunnel excavation in spatially variable clays

X Gu, F Chen, W Zhang, Q Wang, H Liu - Underground Space, 2022 - Elsevier
The pile responses induced by adjacent tunnel excavation have been a hot research topic in
geotechnical engineering. Tunnel excavation may exert disturbance to the surrounding soil …

A coupled MPM-DEM method for modelling soil-rock mixtures

J Li, B Wang, D Wang, P Zhang, PJ Vardon - Computers and Geotechnics, 2023 - Elsevier
Aiming at modelling the mechanical behaviour of soil-rock mixtures accurately and
efficiently, a coupled MPM-DEM formulation combining the material point method (MPM) …

Comparative study of stochastic slope stability analysis based on conditional and unconditional random field

A Johari, H Fooladi - Computers and Geotechnics, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, by coupling the conditional and unconditional random field with finite element
methods, the stability of a real slope is investigated. In the first method, which is used for the …

Development of the scaled boundary finite element method for image-based slope stability analysis

DR Wijesinghe, A Dyson, G You, M Khandelwal… - Computers and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents a numerical technique for geotechnical slope stability analysis,
integrating digital image meshing with the scaled boundary finite element method, allowing …

Comparative approaches to probabilistic finite element methods for slope stability analysis

AP Dyson, A Tolooiyan - Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, 2020 - Elsevier
Probabilistic slope stability analyses are often preferable to deterministic methods when
soils are inherently heterogeneous, or the reliability of geotechnical parameters is largely …

[HTML][HTML] Coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian simulation of a modified direct shear apparatus for the measurement of residual shear strengths

L Tatnell, AP Dyson, A Tolooiyan - Journal of Rock Mechanics and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The simulation of large-strain geotechnical laboratory tests with conventional Lagrangian
finite element method (FEM) techniques is often problematic due to excessive mesh …

Sensitivity of the stability assessment of a deep excavation to the material characterisations and analysis methods

M Ghadrdan, T Shaghaghi, A Tolooiyan - Geomechanics and Geophysics …, 2020 - Springer
Due to the spatial variability of material characterisations in deep and large scale
excavations, stability assessment is often a challenging task. Numerous slope stability …

Slope stability analysis using deterministic and probabilistic approaches for poorly defined stratigraphies

M Ghadrdan, AP Dyson, T Shaghaghi… - … and Geophysics for Geo …, 2021 - Springer
The stability of slopes directly affects human lives, the environment, and the economy.
Inaccurate geological profiles within numerical slope stability models can lead to potentially …

System reliability analysis of soil slopes through constrained optimization

X Duan, J Zhang, H Huang, P Zeng, L Zhang - Landslides, 2021 - Springer
As a slope may have numerous potential slip surfaces, its failure probability as a system is
usually different from that of a single slip surface. Nevertheless, the system failure probability …