Abstract

The static-kinematics correct solutions of stability of rock slopes assume only kinematically admissible collapse mechanisms consisting of several rigid blocks sliding over plan surfaces. Present correct procedures like the KEM (Kinematics Element Method) are cumbersome and needs complicated optimization and mesh generation procedure that make them not favorable for the general practice in rock engineering. Within the framework of static-kinematics correct procedures of stability analysis, a simple practical method that facilitates rock slope investigation is of interest. A method fulfilling this is the Direct Sliding Blocks Method (DSBM). In comparison with the KEM, the DSBM requires no solution of the linear equations and no complicated energy optimization process. This results in a transprent and praxic oriented static-kinematics approach for rock slope stability analysis. The procedure is direct and can be easily implemented in a PC-Program.

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