Geotechnical Engineering
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Rock slopes with heights approaching 1000 m are now being designed and excavated in various open pit mining and civil engineering projects around the world. The economic impact of excessively conservative designs or of failures in these slopes can…
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Conceptos básicos. Movimiento del agua. Métodos de investigación en campo. Modelación del flujo. Interacción entre el AS y la superficie.
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The paper presents a quantitative description, using the Geological Strength Index (GSI), of the rock masses within an ophiolitic complex including types with large variability due to their range of petrography, tectonic deformation and alteration.…
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Abstract The geological strength index (GSI) is a system of rock-mass characterization that has been developed in engineering rock mechanics to meet the need for reliable input data, particularly those related to rock-mass properties required as…
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The purpose of this CivilZone review paper is to present the techniques, advances, problems and likely future development directions in numerical modelling for rock mechanics and rock engineering. Such modelling is essential for studying the…
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Assigning numbers to geology requires a delicate balance between the commonly held opinion that geology cannot be quantified and the over- optimistic view that every physical quantity can be described in precise mathematical terms. In reality, many…
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In this study, ensemble predictions were constructed using two realistic ENSO prediction models and stochastic optimals. By applying a recently developed theoretical framework, the authors have explored several important issues relating to ENSO…
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This engineer manual (EM) provides guidance for analyzing the static stability of slopes of earth and rock-fill dams, slopes of other types of embankments, excavated slopes, and natural slopes in soil and soft rock. Methods for analysis of slope…
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