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Influence of stochastic discontinuity network parameters on the formation of removable blocks in rock slopes

Jimenez-Rodriguez, Rafael; Sitar, Nicholas

UCB/GT-2005-02, University of California, Berkeley, Geotechnical Engineering, 2005-05, PDF (1.5 MB)

Stochastic fracture network models are commonly employed to deal with uncertainties in the characterization of discontinuities in rock masses. We explore the engineering significance of parameters of the discontinuity network model in the context of the problem of formation of removable wedges in rock excavations

Available online: http://nisee.berkeley.edu/documents/elib/www/documents/GEOTECH/UCB-GT-2005-02.pdf