In this paper an attempt is made to offer insights into local slope failure mechanisms from the perspective of hydrogeology. The hypothesis examined envisages that the hydraulic conductivity distribution in a weathered profile includes a relatively high hydraulic conductivity zone associated with the jointed rock mass near rockhead. There is evidence locally for such a condition. The groundwate...

In Malaysia, rock slope stability analysis has been largely confined to kinematic with mass rating systems as assessment tools for analysis. While this method addresses the fundamental issues of including identifying potential failure modes, an information gap still exists between geologists and engineers in designing proper mitigation measures slopes. This paper aims address issue by incorpora...

Slope stability is one of the most important topics engineering geology with a background more than 300 years. So far, various assessment techniques have been developed which include range simple evaluations, planar failure, limit state criteria, equilibrium analysis, numerical methods, hybrid and high-order approaches are implemented in two-dimensional (2D) three-dimensional (3D) space. In mea...

Abstract A deterministic model for the factor of safety an idealized rock mass planar mode failure is developed adopting Limit Equilibrium Method (LEM) using Patton’s shear strength criterion and considering practically occurring conditions such as effect tension crack, water filled up in horizontal vertical seismic acceleration, bolt stabilizing force surcharge. In Pseudo-static analysis accel...