Guidelines for open pit slope design
J Read, P Stacey - 2009 - ebooks.publish.csiro.au
Guidelines for Open Pit Slope Design is a comprehensive account of the open pit slope
design process. Created as an outcome of the Large Open Pit (LOP) project, an international …
design process. Created as an outcome of the Large Open Pit (LOP) project, an international …
Stability and characterisation of spoil heaps in European surface lignite mines: a state-of-the-art review in light of new data
The large amount of spoil material produced during the mining process imposes a
significant economic and environmental liability on lignite producers. In this context, the …
significant economic and environmental liability on lignite producers. In this context, the …
Exploration into the causes of uncertainty in UDEC grain boundary models
JM Mayer, D Stead - Computers and Geotechnics, 2017 - Elsevier
Considerable research has recently been undertaken to investigate the simulation of brittle
fracture mechanisms using distinct element grain boundary models. However, to date, few …
fracture mechanisms using distinct element grain boundary models. However, to date, few …
NURBS surface-altering optimization for identifying critical slip surfaces in 3D slopes
T Ma, R Mafi, B Cami, S Javankhoshdel… - International Journal of …, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
The evaluation of slope stability of a three-dimensional slope requires identifying the critical
slip surface with the minimum factor of safety, which is a complex optimization problem …
slip surface with the minimum factor of safety, which is a complex optimization problem …
New insights into the 1963 Vajont slide using 2D and 3D distinct-element method analyses
The 1963 Vajont rock slide is studied using the distinct-element method (DEM). Two-
dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) DEM models were constructed based on …
dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) DEM models were constructed based on …
[KİTAP][B] Guidelines for open pit slope design in weak rocks
D Martin, P Stacey - 2018 - books.google.com
Weak rocks encountered in open pit mines cover a wide variety of materials, with properties
ranging between soil and rock. As such, they can provide a significant challenge for the …
ranging between soil and rock. As such, they can provide a significant challenge for the …
Calculating the cohesion and internal friction angle of volcanic rocks and rock masses
Rock failure criteria are key input parameters for models designed to better understand the
stability of volcanic rock masses. Cohesion and friction angle are the two defining material …
stability of volcanic rock masses. Cohesion and friction angle are the two defining material …
Modeling the progressive failure of jointed rock slope using fracture mechanics and the strength reduction method
The fracturing process during the progressive failure of a jointed rock slope is numerically
investigated by using fracture mechanics and the strength reduction method (SRM). A …
investigated by using fracture mechanics and the strength reduction method (SRM). A …
Hydrothermally induced edifice destabilisation: the mechanical behaviour of rock mass surrounding a shallow intrusion in andesitic lavas, Pinnacle Ridge, Ruapehu …
Volcanic edifices are composed of an assortment of materials with varying mechanical
behaviours. The range in mechanical behaviours of these rock materials presents a critical …
behaviours. The range in mechanical behaviours of these rock materials presents a critical …
An investigation into the development of toppling at the edge of fractured rock plateaux using a numerical modelling approach
The mechanisms controlling the onset of minor slope instability at the edges of rocky
plateaux exhibiting lateral spreading phenomena are yet to be fully understood. Hypotheses …
plateaux exhibiting lateral spreading phenomena are yet to be fully understood. Hypotheses …