Effect of rock mass disturbance on the stability of rock slopes using the Hoek–Brown failure criterion

2011 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 546-558 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.J. Li ◽  
R.S. Merifield ◽  
A.V. Lyamin
Keyword(s):  
Rock Mass ◽  
Failure Criterion ◽  
Rock Slopes ◽  
The Stability

scholarly journals Assessment of Slope Instability and Risk Analysis of Road Cut Slopes in Lashotor Pass, Iran

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Hossein Taherynia ◽  
Mojtaba Mohammadi ◽  
Rasoul Ajalloeian
Keyword(s):  
Rock Mass ◽  
Risk Analysis ◽  
Rock Slope ◽  
Classification Systems ◽  
Slope Instability ◽  
Rock Slope Stability ◽  
Rock Slopes ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Cut Slopes ◽  
Road Cut Slopes

Assessment of the stability of natural and artificial rock slopes is an important topic in the rock mechanics sciences. One of the most widely used methods for this purpose is the classification of the slope rock mass. In the recent decades, several rock slope classification systems are presented by many researchers. Each one of these rock mass classification systems uses different parameters and rating systems. These differences are due to the diversity of affecting parameters and the degree of influence on the rock slope stability. Another important point in rock slope stability is appraisal hazard and risk analysis. In the risk analysis, the degree of danger of rock slope instability is determined. The Lashotor pass is located in the Shiraz-Isfahan highway in Iran. Field surveys indicate that there are high potentialities of instability in the road cut slopes of the Lashotor pass. In the current paper, the stability of the rock slopes in the Lashotor pass is studied comprehensively with different classification methods. For risk analyses, we estimated dangerous area by use of the RocFall software. Furthermore, the dangers of falling rocks for the vehicles passing the Lashotor pass are estimated according to rockfall hazard rating system.

scholarly journals Brief communication: The influence of mica-rich rocks on the shear strength of ice-filled discontinuities

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 1849-1855
Author(s):  
Philipp Mamot ◽  
Samuel Weber ◽  
Maximilian Lanz ◽  
Michael Krautblatter
Keyword(s):  
Shear Strength ◽  
Failure Criterion ◽  
Rock Slopes ◽  
Surface Charges ◽  
Permafrost Rock ◽  
Rock Types ◽  
Negative Surface ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Stress Dependent ◽  
Dependent Failure

Abstract. A temperature- and stress-dependent failure criterion for ice-filled rock (limestone) joints was proposed in 2018 as an essential tool to assess and model the stability of degrading permafrost rock slopes. To test the applicability to other rock types, we conducted laboratory tests with mica schist and gneiss, which provide the maximum expected deviation of lithological effects on the shear strength due to strong negative surface charges affecting the rock–ice interface. Retesting 120 samples at temperatures from −10 to −0.5 ∘C and normal stress of 100 to 400 kPa, we show that even for controversial rocks the failure criterion stays unaltered, suggesting that the failure criterion is transferable to mostly all rock types.

scholarly journals Study on the Influence of Rainfall Infiltration on the High rock Slope of Open-pit Mine Stability using a New Nonlinear Strength Reduction Method

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tianbai Zhou ◽  
Lingfan Zhang ◽  
Jian Cheng ◽  
Jianming Wang ◽  
Xiaoyu Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rock Mass ◽  
Rock Slope ◽  
Reduction Method ◽  
Strength Reduction ◽  
Open Pit Mine ◽  
Open Pit ◽  
Strength Reduction Method ◽  
Rock Slopes ◽  
High Rock Slope ◽  
The Stability

Abstract Due to long-term mining, a series of high and steep rock slopes have been formed in the open-pit mine. For high rock slopes, rainfall infiltration is the main cause of landslide. Therefore, the stability analysis of high rock slope under rainfall has become a key issue in the open-pit mine engineering. In this work, aiming at the high stress condition of high rock slope, the instantaneous internal friction angle and instantaneous cohesion of rock mass under different stress states are deduced, and the a nonlinear strength reduction method for high rock slope is established according to the relationship between normal stress and shear stress of rock mass under the Hoke-Brown criterion. The numerical calculation results show that the factor of safety (FOS) for high rock slope calculated by the proposed method is more reasonable. Taking the southwest slope of Dagushan Iron Mine as the research background, the safety factors of high rock slope under different rainfall conditions are calculated by COMSOL Multiphysics. And the stability analysis of high rock slope in open-pit mine under rainfall are carried out.

scholarly journals Brief communication: The influence of mica-rich rocks on the shearstrength of ice-filled discontinuities

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philipp Mamot ◽  
Samuel Weber ◽  
Maximilian Lanz ◽  
Michael Krautblatter
Keyword(s):  
Failure Criterion ◽  
Rock Slopes ◽  
Mica Schist ◽  
Surface Charges ◽  
Permafrost Rock ◽  
Rock Types ◽  
Negative Surface ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Stress Dependent ◽  
Dependent Failure

Abstract. A temperature- and stress-dependent failure criterion for ice-filled rock (limestone) joints was proposed in 2018 as an essential tool to assess and model the stability of degrading permafrost rock slopes. To test the applicability to other rocks, we now conducted experiments with mica schist/gneiss which provide the maximum expected deviation of lithological effects on the shear strength due to strong negative surface charges affecting the rock-ice interface. Retesting 120 samples from −10 to −0.5 °C and 100 to 400 kPa, we show that even for controversial rocks the failure criterion stays unaltered, suggesting that the failure criterion is transferable to mostly all rock types.

Research on Shear Failure Criterion for Layered Rock Mass

2012 ◽  
Vol 446-449 ◽  
pp. 1491-1496 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhi Zeng Zhang ◽  
Lan Lan Zhou ◽  
Zhen Xia Yuan ◽  
Zhong Hua Sun
Keyword(s):  
Rock Mass ◽  
Failure Criterion ◽  
Shear Failure ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Confining Pressure ◽  
Triaxial Tests ◽  
Layered Rock ◽  
Layered Rock Mass ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Confining Pressure Effect

In order to study the stability of layered rock mass, a shear failure criterion for layered rock mass is presented and its program is compiled in C language. The shear failure criterion consists of two parts: firstly, four empirical expressions are suggested in which shear strength parameters vary with the direction; secondly, a pilot calculation method is developed to judge whether a shear failure plane in layered rock mass occurs or not and give its occurrence under three dimensional stress condition. A triaxial numerical experiment on layered rock mass is designed to test the shear failure criterion, and its results reflect the characters including obliquity effect, confining pressure effect and failure mode which conform to the previous triaxial tests.

Stability analysis of steep rock slopes

1989 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 595-603 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Afrouz ◽  
F.P. Hassani ◽  
R. Ucar
Keyword(s):  
Rock Mass ◽  
Failure Criterion ◽  
Variational Calculus ◽  
Failure Surface ◽  
Jointed Rock ◽  
Rock Slopes ◽  
Coulomb Failure ◽  
Potential Failure ◽  
Coulomb Failure Criterion

A simplified method of predicting the shape and location of the potential failure surface in steep rock slopes is suggested. The 1988 updated Hoek and Brown failure criterion is used with Priest and Brown m and s values and Bieniawski's jointed rock mass classification system. This method is demonstrated by an application to the design of slope reinforcement by rock anchoring and by a case study. The validity of the method is assessed by reference to the variational calculus approach, using the linear Mohr–Coulomb failure criterion. Key words: benches, bench design, bench anchoring, quarrying, slope stability, ground control, rock mass rating.

scholarly journals Seismic stability analysis of rock slopes by yield design theory using the generalized Hoek-Brown criterion

2018 ◽  
Vol 149 ◽  
pp. 02026
Author(s):  
Mounir Belghali ◽  
Zied Saada
Keyword(s):  
Rock Mass ◽  
Stability Analysis ◽  
Design Theory ◽  
Rock Slope ◽  
Numerical Solutions ◽  
Stability Study ◽  
Seismic Stability ◽  
Rock Slopes ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Kinematic Approach

The stability of rock slope is studied using the kinematic approach of yield design theory, under the condition of plane strain and by considering the last version of the Hoek-Brown failure criterion. This criterion, which is suitable to intact rock or rock mass highly fractured regarded as isotropic and homogeneous, is widely accepted by the rock mechanics community and has been applied in numerous projects around the world. The failure mechanism used to implement the kinematic approach is a log-spiral rotational mechanism. The stability analysis is carried out under the effects of gravity forces and a surcharge applied along the upper plateau of the slope. To take account of the effects of forces developed in the rock mass during the passage of a seismic wave, the conventional pseudo-static method is adopted. This method is often used in slope stability study for its simplicity and efficiency to simulate the seismic forces. The results found are compared with published numerical solutions obtained from other approaches. The comparison showed that the results are almost equal. The maximum error found is less than 1%, indicating that this approach is effective for analyzing the stability of rock slopes. The relevance of the approach demonstrated, investigations are undertaken to study the influence of some parameters on the stability of the slope. These parameters relate to the mechanical strength of the rock, slope geometry and loading.

scholarly journals Study on the Deformation Mechanism of Soft Rock Roadway under Blasting Disturbance in Baoguo Iron Mine

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Hong-di Jing ◽  
Yuan-hui Li ◽  
Kun-meng Li
Keyword(s):  
Rock Mass ◽  
Deformation Mechanism ◽  
Soft Rock ◽  
Deformation Monitoring ◽  
Underground Mines ◽  
Blasting Vibration ◽  
Iron Mine ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Soft Rock Roadway ◽  
Rock Roadway

In order to study the deformation mechanism of soft rock roadway in underground mines, it is necessary not only to study the influence of the dynamic disturbance caused by the cyclic mining blasting vibration on the stability of the soft rock roadway but also to study the degradation of the roadway surrounding rock itself and other factors. The paper presented a synthetic research system to investigate the factors that influence roadway rock structure deterioration in Baoguo Iron Mine. Firstly, the stability of rock mass was analyzed from the perspective of the physical and structural characteristics of the rock mass. Afterwards, according to monitoring data of mining blasting vibration, a suitable safety blasting prediction model for Baoguo Iron Mine was determined. And then, combining the results of mining blasting vibration monitoring and deformation monitoring, the effect of cyclic mining blasting on the stability of the soft rock roadway was obtained. By systematically studying the intrinsic factors of rock quality degradation and external environmental disturbances and their interactions, this paper comprehensively explores the deformation mechanism of soft rock roadway and provides the support for fundamentally solving the large deformation problems of soft rock roadway in underground mines.

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