..., Iran * [email protected] (corresponding author s E-mail) Extended Abstract Discontinuities such as fault planes, joints and bedding planes in a rock mass may be filled with different types of fine-grained material that are either transported or accumulated as gouge due to weathering or joint shearing...

... technique is computationally efficient compared to the finite element method (FEM) and the distinct element method (DEM). Both the FEM and DEM require the mesh to conform to the 43 discontinuity geometry, which can produce a complicated mesh that results in increased computation time. In contrast, the X-FEM...

...Shear characteristics of a rock discontinuity at different THM conditions Taehyun Kim a and Seokwon Jeon a * a Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea *[email protected] Abstract Discontinuities in rock mass behave as weak planes, and thus, understanding the behaviors of discontinuities is crucial...

.... The Universal Distinct Element Code (UDEC), which is a two-dimensional numerical program based on the distinct element method, is a program to simulate the discontinuities behavior of rock and rock mass for many applications of geotechnical engineering. The discontinuous medium is comprised of discrete blocks...

... adjacently falling down occasionally. Deformations and propagation of rock discontinuities in different scopes of the slope that are sub zoned by daylights caused by artificial cutting and gullies differ from each other. Typhoon Morakot lead to slide of residual soil with shallow rock stratum of the study...

... based on the ISRM suggested method regarding discontinuity in rocks indicated that there are three dominant discontinuity sets near the tunnel. However, the slope above the tunnel is steep and high, and the variation on attitudes of discontinuities were concerned for subsequent analysis...