Weathering of rock-mass as possible characterizing factor of predisposition to slope instabilities

2004 ◽  
pp. 103-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Gullà ◽  
L Borrelli ◽  
R Greco
Keyword(s):  
Rock Mass ◽  
Slope Instabilities

Experiment of an innovative nanoseismic monitoring applied to gravity-induced slope instabilities in a karstified rock mass

2015 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 132-135
Author(s):  
Matteo Fiorucci ◽  
Roberto Iannucci ◽  
Luca Lenti ◽  
Anotnella Paciello ◽  
Alberto Prestininzi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rock Mass ◽  
Slope Instabilities

scholarly journals An overview of bimrocks and related engineering geological problems in the Nepal Himalaya

2010 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
pp. 61-68
Author(s):  
S. C. Sunuwar ◽  
B. N. Upreti ◽  
U. Glawe
Keyword(s):  
Rock Mass ◽  
Shear Zone ◽  
Exact Distribution ◽  
Surface Structures ◽  
Engineering Properties ◽  
Nepal Himalaya ◽  
Tectonic Settings ◽  
Slope Instabilities ◽  
Engineering Classification

Rocks falling under the category of bimrocks are common in Nepal and are covering large areas of the country. However, knowledge on their exact distribution is limited, and data on classification and quantification of engineering properties are practically nonexistent. So far, the bimrock terminology is not commonly used for engineering classification of rocks in Nepal. However, three types of bimrocks can be identified in Nepal, they are: cataclastic or shear zone bimrocks, conglomeratic bimrocks and the bimrocks produced by weathering. The thickness of the bimrock strata varies according to the geological and tectonic settings and can reach several kilometres. Due to the relative weakness of bimrocks and the high erodability, they can pose serious problems such as excessive overbreak, water inflow and large rock mass deformations in tunnelling, and slope instabilities in road cuts and other excavations for surface structures. Efforts on the study of bimrocks in Nepal are initiated recently and is considered to help identifying, addressing and solving the associated problems.

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