Abstract
The paper provides a new stereo-analytical method, which is a combination of the stereographic method and analytical methods, to separate finite removable blocks from the infinite and tapered blocks in discontinuous rock masses. The methodology has applicability to both convex and concave blocks. Application of the methodology is illustrated through examples. Addition of this method to the existing block theory procedures available in the literature improves the capability of block theory in solving practical problems in rock engineering.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 791-811 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 25 2003 |
Keywords
- Block theory
- Jointed rock masses
- Rock mass stability
- Stereo-analytical method
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computational Mechanics
- General Materials Science
- Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
- Mechanics of Materials