GIS-based kinematic stability analysis in rock slopes is a rare practice geological engineering despite its immense potential to delineate unstable zones mountainous region. In this article, we have used modified technique assess the efficiency of predicting shallow landslides Himalayan mountains on regional scale. The limited use primarily due complexities involved practical application. To ma...

It is of great importance to consider long-term stability of rock mass around the openings of underground structure, during design, construction and operation of the said structures in rock. In this context, three methods namely, empirical, analytical and numerical have been applied to design and analyze the stability of underground infrastructure at the Siah Bisheh Pumping Storage Hydro-Electr...

The explosion process of explosives in a borehole applies a very high pressure on its surrounding rock media. This process can initiate and propagate rock fractures, and finally, may result in the rock fragmentation. Rock fragmentation is mainly caused by the propagation of inherent pre-existing fractures of the rock mass and also from the extension of the newly formed cracks within the intact ...

Abstract In this research, the failure mechanism and anomalous behavior of intact jointed rock block having a circular tunnel under compression are studied. This was done by monitoring progressive subjected to uniaxial loading. The tests were conducted in sandstone blocks “ Acoustic Emission ” (AE) technique used identify crack damage other attributes. Three cases have been considered i.e. rock...