there are various parameters that affect stability and expansion of failure zones in under pressure tunnels. among the important parameters that affect failure zones around the tunnels are cohesion and internal friction angle of the rock mass. in addition, the cross sectional shape is the considerable point in failure distribution around the tunnels. the stress analysis method is one of the app...

In the process of wall design for open pits, a number of steps and levels of analyses are required, from local bench design to overall stability of the walls, to evaluation of the design performance and calibration of parameters through back-analysis. This process requires the use of a variety of methods of analysis and software ranging from limit equilibrium methods to more involved numerical ...

Strength reduction finite element method (SRFEM) has been widely used to analyze the slope stability. Strength Reduction Factor (SRF) is yielded as the slope Factor Of Safety (FOS) when a running-though shear failure zone comes into being, in which the Plastic Element EQuivalent strain (PEEQ) is employed as the judgment of shear failure initiation in this paper. Moreover, the filed variable is ...

The majority of slope stability analyses performed in practice still use traditional limit equilibrium approaches involving methods of slices that have remained essentially unchanged for decades. This was not the outcome envisaged when Whitman & Bailey (1967) set criteria for the then emerging methods to become readily accessible to all engineers. The ®nite element method represents a powerful ...

Geocell protective slope is a kind of important ecological protection form, which is widely used in the geotechnical engineering field. Based on the finite element software ABAQUS, and combining with protective slope body’s mechanics performance in shallow soil, the finite element model of geocell slope protection is established under the conditions of rainfall seepage, and then we simulate the...

In open pit mines, the slope stability of benches, inter-ramps, and overall is vital not only for economy extraction process but also safety personnel equipment. Geological discontinuities, geometry, other factors can induce different failure modes in hard rock masses such as planar, wedge sliding, toppling. Hence, analysis must be carried out carefully using a suitable technique by considering...

A low-clearance tunnel portal in the shallow-buried, joint-developed, broken, and loose surrounding rock slope deposit may cause safety issues during construction. In this study, Guanyin Mountain Tunnel of Chong-Ai expressway was taken as a case characteristics broken rocks, their low clearance, shallow buried bias were comprehensively studied. The three-dimensional numerical model section cons...