scholarly journals Stability Assessment of Dangerous Rock Mass of an Overhanging Slope in Puerdu Town, Southwestern China

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Wen-Lian Liu ◽  
Jia-Xing Dong ◽  
Su-Gang Sui ◽  
Han-Hua Xu ◽  
Run-Xue Yang ◽  
...  

Dangerous rock mass in the overhanging slope of Puerdu town has good free-face condition, high position, and great potential energy, identification and stability evaluation of which is a difficult problem in the disaster prevention. In this paper, the limit equilibrium method was used to evaluate the dangerous rock mass stability in the overhanging slope. Firstly, geomorphic characteristics and the distribution of dangerous rock mass are determined by the field geological survey. Secondly, six dangerous rock masses which may cause more threat are studied, with defining their failure modes and characteristic parameters. Finally, a simplified geological model is established, the stability coefficient of dangerous rock mass under different conditions is calculated by the limit equilibrium method, at the same time, stability analysis of dangerous rock mass is carried out based on the stereographic projection, and the hazard probability is estimated by the empirical formula. Results show that joints obviously developed in the dangerous rock mass of W1, W2, W3, W4, W5, and W6, with falling-type and toppling-type failure modes. In the natural condition, the dangerous rock mass is understable and unstable under the rainstorm and earthquake conditions. Consequently, rainstorm and earthquake are the key triggering factors of the instability and collapse of dangerous rock mass.

2012 ◽  
Vol 249-250 ◽  
pp. 1099-1102
Author(s):  
Yi Sheng Huang ◽  
Jian Lin Li

Amending the normal stress over the slip surface based on the stress field by numerical analysis, applying the three-dimensional global limit equilibrium method to the stability analysis of tension-slackened rock mass in the right bank of Yagen hydropower station. Stability analysis shows that if do not take any measures, the loose rock mass stability can cater to the Specification demand, but some small sliders is in the limit state under the water and earthquake condition, if use the cutting slope and unloading scheme, the whole loose rock mass and the all small sliders can meet the Specification standard stability requirements.


2011 ◽  
Vol 243-249 ◽  
pp. 2690-2693
Author(s):  
Lin Yan Li ◽  
Yin Liu ◽  
Hao Chen ◽  
Heng Bin Wu

Present methods for stability analysis of underwater slopes are mostly confined to laboratory experiments and limit equilibrium method. This paper is based on strength reduction method, considering the deformation parameters of rock mass to discuss the stability of underwater slopes. Comparing the consequences, the sliding planes and safety factors agreed well with the result of limit equilibrium method. The applicability of strength reduction method for underwater slopes stability was well proved. When analyzing after changing the water depth, it was showed that there are more erosion effect induced and reduction for the parameters of rock mass, but little influence on the safety factor of underwater slopes.


2013 ◽  
Vol 671-674 ◽  
pp. 245-250
Author(s):  
Wen Hui Tan ◽  
Ya Liang Li ◽  
Cong Cong Li

At present, in-situ stress was not considered in Limit Equilibrium Method (LEM) of slopes, the influence of in-situ stress is very small on the stability of conventional slopes, but in deep-depressed open-pit mines, the influence should not be neglected. Formula for calculating the Factor of Safety (FOS) under the effect of horizontal in-situ stress was deduced using General Slice Method (GSM) of two-dimensional (2D) limit equilibrium method in this paper,a corresponding program SSLOPE was built, and the software was used in a deep- depressed open-pit iron mine. The results show that the FOS of the slope decreased by 20% when horizontal in-situ stress is considered, some reinforcements must be taken. Therefore, the influence of in-situ stress on slope stability should be taken into account in deep open –pit mines.


1983 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 661-672 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. K. H. Ching ◽  
D. G. Fredlund

Several commonly encountered problems associated with the limit equilibrium methods of slices are discussed. These problems are primarily related to the assumptions used to render the inherently indeterminate analysis determinate. When these problems occur in the stability computations, unreasonable solutions are often obtained. It appears that problems occur mainly in situations where the assumption to render the analysis determinate seriously departs from realistic soil conditions. These problems should not, in general, discourage the use of the method of slices. Example problems are presented to illustrate these difficulties and suggestions are proposed to resolve these problems. Keywords: slope stability, limit equilibrium, method of slices, factor of safety, side force function.


2013 ◽  
Vol 405-408 ◽  
pp. 576-579
Author(s):  
Yong Hua Cao ◽  
Chuan Zhi Huang

The reliability theory based analysis is more advanced and reasonable compared with the traditional methods for slope stability analysis. Limit equilibrium method is usually used to evaluate the stability of a slope. In this paper, a new reliability analysis method is obtained based on JC method and multi sliding surface method which a new limit equilibrium method developed by Huang. Then, this new method is applied for a wharf slope. The sliding surface get from the safety factor is not the same as that from reliability index though they are close to each other. The safety factor or reliability index get from Fellenius method is smaller than that from other method. The safety factor or reliability index get from multi sliding surface method is close to that from Bishops method. The reliability index can be more reasonable after the standard deviation of the soil property index is deduced with random field theory.


2012 ◽  
Vol 166-169 ◽  
pp. 2535-2538
Author(s):  
Ke Wang ◽  
Chang Ming Wang ◽  
Fang Qi ◽  
Cen Cen Niu

The traditional limit equilibrium method in the analysis of slope stability not only exists some subjective empirical hypothesis that can not meet the equilibrium of force and moment, but also ignores the effects of internal stress and strain on the slope stability. Furthermore, in the stability of the slope evaluation, limit equilibrium method relies too much on experience when hypothesizing the slope slip surface. So that it makes deviation on slope analysis and stability evaluation. This paper is based on simplified Bishop method used to establish the model of slope stability analysis. And it used genetic algorithms to solve the minimum safety factor and the most dangerous slip surface of slope. It was the arithmetic which simulates organisms genetic evolutionary process and it avoided the traditional methods falling into the local extreme value point easily and error propagation leading to convergence. The algorithm had advantages of higher accuracy, quick convergence and applicability. It showed that the genetic algorithm is accurate and reliable in the analysis of slope stability.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Qingbo Li ◽  
Hongfei Wang ◽  
Mowen Xie ◽  
Weinan Liu

In this study, through an analysis of vibration response characteristics of joint surface stiffness on dangerous rock mass, the relationship formula between amplitude ratio of the dangerous rock mass to the bedrock and the length of the bonding section of the joint surface is determined. The stability of the rock mass can be evaluated by combining the formula with the existing rock-mass limit equilibrium theory. This study proposes the existence of a resonance bonding length for the dangerous rock mass. When the length of the bonding section reaches the resonance bonding length, the dangerous rock mass has the largest response to the bedrock vibration. The study found that when the length of the bonding section of the dangerous rock mass is longer than the resonance bonding length, the amplitude ratio increases with the decrease of the bonding section and increases with the increase of the vibration frequency of the bedrock. When the length of the bonding section of the dangerous rock body is shorter than the resonance bonding length, the amplitude ratio decreases with the decrease of the bonding section and decreases with the increase of the vibration frequency of the bedrock. Indoor experiments were conducted by collecting the vibration time-history curves of rock blocks and stone piers and performing analysis and calculation, which proved the accuracy of the analytical results. Through the amplitude ratio of the dangerous rock mass and the bedrock, the bonding length can be calculated. This method can improve the calculation accuracy of the stability coefficient K of the dangerous rock mass.


2013 ◽  
Vol 671-674 ◽  
pp. 180-185
Author(s):  
Qing Wang ◽  
Lei Hua Yao ◽  
Ning Zhang

Xiufengsi Landslide is an ancient landslide in Wushan County, Chongqing, China. Under natural condition, this landslide is stable. Due to the Three Gorges Reservoir, however, the water level in this region fluctuates within the range of [145 m, 175 m], periodically. Furthermore, an increasing number of residential quarters have been built on this landslide that also increase the possibility of occurrences of the landslide. Motivated by the government’s desire to take measures in control the landslide, we use two approaches to study the stability of this landslide. Under different computational conditions, the safety factors of the landslide are calculated by using limit equilibrium method and finite element method, respectively. Based on the comparison of the results, the stability of the landslide is analyzed more objectively and comprehensively. This work also lends insight into the landslide forecast.


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