... of slope collapses that occur affecting the health and safety of miners and surrounding community. In rock mechanics, slope stability analysis and design has received significant attention in large scale mining to mitigate the risk of slope collapse but minimal implementation in artisanal and small-scale...

... ABSTRACT: Three-dimensional slope stability analysis of open pit mines is carried out using Limit Equilibrium Method (LEM) of analysis and Finite Element Analysis (FEM). Finite Element analysis has the ability to find different critical regions with the maximum shear strain. However...

... density metals & mining weak zone method weak zone slope stability analysis ubiquitous-joint method Strength Reduction Method mechanics numerical modeling ARMA 18 80 A Discussion on Numerical Modeling of Fault for Large Open Pit Mines Azarfar, B.; Peik, B. and Abbasi, B. University...

... fluid modeling Upstream Oil & Gas assessment stability analysis discontinuity DFN model plane strength parameter Reservoir Characterization rock bridge percentage slope stability analysis granitoid failure surface potential failure surface Persistence data investigation pit slope...

... Abstract: As mine open pits become increasingly aggressive and deep (beyond 400 m) due to exhaustion of near-surface resources or implausibility of underground excavation, significant challenges emerge using standard slope stability analysis techniques. Typically during overall failure...

... of leaving upper 1.3 m of uncompacted material may lead to instability of reclaimed slopes that is not accurately simulated using traditional equilibrium limit methods. A numerical model for slope stability analysis based on the fracture mechanics approach is developed in this research. The interface slope...

... to the calculating results with both method above, it can be rationally considered that the factor of safety for this rock slope is about 1.60 under seismic load. displacement slope stability analysis three-dimensional rock slope stability analysis normal stress vector sum method application slope...

... production which necessitated a research into this subject. Presence of numerous faults and major weathering in this zone and also occurrence of few smaller size slope instabilities together with the fact that the mine is located in a very active seismic region necessitated a dynamic slope stability analysis...

... ABSTRACT: Kriging is a well-documented spatial interpolation technique used in geotechnical engineering problems where a material property is governed by an unknown spatial distribution. This paper studies the effect of kriging on slope stability analysis and compares it to other interpolation...

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...ARMA 12-679 Mining Remnant Underground Mine Pillars with Large Open Pit Development in a Jointed Rock Mass - Key Elements of Slope Stability Analysis Using Three-Dimensional Numerical Modeling Methods Cremeens, J., Varnier, J.B. and Visca, P. Telesto Solutions, Inc., Fort Collins, Colorado, USA...

... Complex, highly deformed Permian and Triassic clastic, volcaniclastic and volcanic rocks with limestone olistoliths. Upstream Oil & Gas slope stability analysis metals & mining Kestelek slope failure limestone permeability Reservoir Characterization water pressure jet grout column...

... of slope stability analysis is computing the maximum dip angle for benches to stand up during life of the mine within optimal safe and economic conditions. In this study, the stability of faces in the southern west region are analyzed for the optimization of the slope geometry to achieve stability as well...

... on major structures and phenomena affecting the rock mass quality. metals & mining sarcheshmeh west wall wedge west wall reservoir geomechanics stability analysis History geometry strength displacement component slope stability analysis toe region Reservoir Characterization toe...

... Abstract Based on the fact that the force is a vector, a new method for slope stability analysis is proposed, called Vector Sum Analysis Method (VSAM). In this method, the stability analysis is done on the basis of the current stress state of slope and its whole potential sliding direction...

... mountainous terrain with extensive rock cuts through metasedimentary and metaigneous rocks of the Blue Ridge geologic province (Fig. 2). Artificial Intelligence structural geology information management slope stability analysis Upstream Oil & Gas discontinuity Reservoir Characterization US...

... their approach. The objectives of this analysis are : (1) to develop an analytic solution for the plane failure model for rock slopes in which the upper slope surface and tension crack are inclined, (2) application of the analytic solution to rock slope stability analysis for coal mining at PT. Bukit Asam (PT.BA...

... adit Upstream Oil & Gas displacement slope stability analysis probability deformation 1. INTRODUCTION The left-abutment mountain slope of the Beauregard Dam on the Dora di Valgrisenche river of northwestern Italy (Figure 1) has experienced an ongoing creep deformation since the early days...

... stability models [3]. Several 3D methods of analysis have been proposed in geomechanical literature [1-2, 7-12, 19 ]. With the development of the 3D approach for slope stability analysis, a number of computer programs have be developed. Commercially available 3D slope stability softwares are briefly...

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