Based on their Rho binding motifs several Rho target molecules can be classified into three groups; class I includes the protein kinase PKN, rhophilin, and rhotekin, class II includes the protein kinases, Rho-associated coiled-coil containing protein kinases, ROCK-I and ROCK-II, and class III includes citron. Taking advantage of the selectivity in recognition by these targets between Rho and Ra...

Joints often have important effects on seepage and elastic properties of jointed rock mass and therefore on the rock slope stability. In the present paper, a model for discrete jointed network is established using contact-freemeasurement technique and geometrical statistic method. A coupled mathematical model for characterizing anisotropic permeability tensor and stress tensor was presented and...

The stability of a rock slope depends on the rock mass geo-structure and its discontinuities. Discontinuities show up at the rock surface as smooth and often plane surfaces. From their location and orientation the main families of fractures can be inferred and a stability analysis performed. To gather information on their distribution, surveys are typically carried out with geological compass a...

In order to analyze the slope stability in open-pit mines, the structural parameters of rock mass such as persistence and spatial orientation of discontinuities are characterized through field surveys, which involve spending high costs and times as well as posing high risks of rock toppling and rock fall. In the present work, a new application of terrestrial digital photogrammetry is introduced...

the design of appropriate, cost-effective remedial measures requires a clear understanding of the processes that are causing the landslide. this understanding require a detailed site investigation, a reconnaissance of the landslide as soon as possible after it's occurrence can allow important observations of the processes involved. a key step in analyses of soil slope stability is measurin...