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COMPUTER MODELING OF CATCH BENCHES TO MITIGATE ROCKFALL HAZARDS IN OPEN PIT MINES (2000)

A computer analysis of bench stability has been developed to account for multiple occurrences of potentialslope-failure modes in discontinuous rock masses. Bench-scale plane shears and tetrahedral wedges are simulated and stochastically analyzed to estimate the probability of retaining specified catch-bench widths. This geotechnical information is useful in designing bench configurations to improve pit-slope stability and help alleviate rockfall hazards.
Reference:
Rock Around the Rim, Proceedings of the 4 th North American Rock Mechanics Symposium
Organization:
Geological Engineering Program, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho
Russia
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