Monitoring of the slopes of surface mines can prevent loss of life, equipment, production and possibly the loss of the mine. The effectiveness of such monitoring depends on the extent to which slopes give adequate advanced warning before failing, and on the ability of the monitoring system to detect such warning. There is considerable evidence (for example, Ding et al., 1998) to indicate that s...

Existing research has shown that visual input significantly contributes to learning, therefore, it is paramount to use visual tools to help demonstrate engineering concepts. One of these tools, digital image analysis, can help effectively communicate complex concepts to students in a simple and understandable format as a supplement to traditional lecturing, while simultaneously enabling student...

This paper presents an overview of the evolution in structural and geotechnical design practice over the past half a decade or so in relation to how uncertainties are dealt with. For the general reader who is encountering reliability-based design (RBD) for the first time, this would provide a valuable historical perspective of our present status and important outstanding issues that remain to b...

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An extensive finite element analysis of stability of mining openings at the uranium mine GEAM D. Rož́ınka was firstly performed in the years 1996-2002, see Fig. 1. The final conclusions of this analysis advocate the use of a new mining technology (underhand stoping) and safety of mining in greater depths 950-1100 meters under the surface. At present, due to the price increase of the uranium, the...

iran is an active seismic region. earthquake damage is commonly controlled by three interacting factors including source and path characteristics, local geological and geotechnical conditions and type of the structures. obviously, all of this would require analysis and presentation of a large amount of geological, seismological and geotechnical data. in this paper, nonlinear geotechnical seismi...