<p>This paper describes a statistical method to explore the velocity profiles of granular flows down rough inclines. Using 3D Discrete Element Method (DEM), granularmaterial is released from a box onto a slope and allowed to flow indefinitely. Fluctuating ...

Current production level design guidelines in block caving mines are based on the concept of interaction of movement zones and the spacing of draw-points at which mass flow is achieved. The limit of the isolated movement zone (IMZ) interaction has been determined ...

Field observations of mature crustal faults suggest that slip in individual events occurs primarily within a thin shear zone, &lt;1-5 mm, within a finely granulated, ultracataclastic fault core. This paper deals with the weakening processes during fault slip ...