A case study is presented that relates statistical descriptions of joint sets to the distribution of local wedge failures along the crest of a catch bench at the Yellowstone Talc Mine. The fracture sets and bench width were mapped by teams of geological engineering ...

Kinematics plays a very important role in the behavior of landslides in discontinuous media. Discontinuous Deformation Analysis (DDA) is introduced as a technique that allows a realistic incorporation of kinematics in routine analyses.