<p>For the purpose of production scheduling, open-pit mines are discretized into three-dimensional arrays known as block models. Production scheduling consists of deciding which blocks should be extracted, when they should be extracted, and what to do with ...

Locating the critical slip surface with the minimum factor of safety of a slope is a difficult NP type optimization problem. In recent years, some modern global optimization methods have been developed with success in treating various types of problems, but ...

<p>An optimization process for soil-nails deployed for stabilization of slopes and trenches is presented in this article using the limit equilibrium approach. A number of factors such as inclination, length, size and spacing of the nails affect the stability ...

<p>Geotechnical constructions are sophisticated structures due to the non-linear soil behavior and the complex soil-structure interaction, which entails great exigencies on the liable engineer during the design process. The process can be schematized as a ...

<p>The present research focuses on the application of back-analysis techniques that are applicable to various conditions and are directly coupled with a widely available numerical program. Different methods are discussed and examples are given. The strength ...

The applicability of the dynamic programming method to two-dimensional slope stability analyses is studied. The critical slip surface is defined as the slip surface that yields the minimum value of an optimal function. The only assumption regarding the shape ...

Numerous major multiple-purpose reservoir systems have beer constructed throughout the nation during the past several decades. Public needs and objectives and many factors affecting operation of these reservoirs change over time. Reservoir system operations ...