Stability charts for rock slopes based on the Hoek-Brown failure criterion

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 689-700

  Li, A J ^a   Merifield, R S ^a   Lyamin, A V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Failure criterion; Limit analysis; Rock; Safety factor; Slope stability

Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; LOAD LIMITS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SLOPE STABILITY;

FAILURE CRITERION; LIMIT ANALYSIS; STABILITY CHARTS;

ROCK MECHANICS;

ESTIMATION METHOD; FAILURE ANALYSIS; HOEK-BROWN CRITERION; LIMIT ANALYSIS; PARAMETERIZATION; ROCK MECHANICS; SAFETY; SLOPE FAILURE; SLOPE STABILITY; STRESS ANALYSIS;

EID: 41549134344     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2007.08.010     Document Type: Article

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