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<p>Overall, this study shows that the proposed numerical tools are capable of modelling the mechanical and hydraulic behaviour of terrestrial and submarine landslides.</p>
Filed under:
Engineering Geology -
Landslides
Reference:
Salciarini D.
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Tamagnini C.
et al.
An important issue in the evaluation of potential hazard related to rockfalls is the quantitative prediction of the traveling distance of the falling blocks, which is necessary to identify the potentially endangered area. This information is also fundamental ...
Filed under:
Rock Mechanics -
Rock Falls
Reference:
18th World IMACS / MODSIM Congress, Cairns, Australia 13-17 July 2009
Brummer R. K.
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Li H.
et al.
At the Palabora Mine, the transition to caving 400 m below the bottom of the 800 m deep pit resulted in a slope failure of the North wall that began in 2003, and is still mobile. This failure can be explained by the daylighting into the cave zone of a prominent ...
Filed under:
Mining Engineering -
Mine Numerical Analysis
Reference:
The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, International Symposium on Stability of Rock Slopes in Open Pit Mining and Civil Engineering
Richardson A. M.
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Gilbride L. J.
et al.
The significance of a massive sandstone unit in the immediate roof to longwall support weighting is well known. If the unit lies in the main roof above the zone of caving, its influence becomes more difficult to calculate using traditional methods. Much of ...
Filed under:
Mining Engineering -
Mine Numerical Analysis
Reference:
15th International Conference on Ground Control in Mining, Golden Colorado, August 13-15, 1996
