Three-dimensional kinematic conditions for toppling

Proceedings of the 1st Canada-US Rock Mechanics Symposium - Rock Mechanics Meeting Society's Challenges and Demands

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages 335-339

  Yeung, M R ^a   Wong, K L ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS;

DISCONTINUOUS DEFORMATION ANALYSIS; FRICTION ANGLES; LATERAL CONFINEMENT; PHYSICAL MODEL; THREE DIMENSIONAL (3D) PROBLEMS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL KINEMATICS;

3D MODELING;

EID: 56149088001     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1201/noe0415444019-c41     Document Type: Conference Paper

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