One of the most effective parameters in economics of open-pit mines is the pit slope angle, so that the slope angle more than the optimum value increases the probability of a large failure in the pit wall and the slope angle less than the optimum value leads to increasing stripping ratio and reducing net present value of mine. Therefore, in this paper, considering the limit equilibrium methods ...

The factor of safety for slopes (FS) has been traditionally evaluated using two-dimensional limit equilibrium methods (LEM). However the FS of a slope can also be computed with FLAC by reducing the soil shear strength in stages until the slope fails. This method is called the shear strength reduction technique (SSR). Many authors have pointed out several advantages of SSR over the limit equilib...

Slope-stability analysis is one of the parameters in design road embankments that designer must consider order to ensure stable and safe construction. The technical standards recommend slopes heights 12 m, depending on soil types topography. In present work, limit equilibrium methods (Fellenius, Bishop, Janbu, Morgensten-Price) finite element method are used determine safety factor for differen...

The static stability evaluation of tailing dam is one of the most important tasks in the mine environmental protection project. The methods for the static stability calculation were discussed in this paper, which were Swedish Circle Method, Janbu Method, Bishop Method, Finite Element Method and Strength Reduction Finite Element Method (SRFEM) with five different failure criterions considered. T...

In slope engineering, soils are commonly at unsaturated state. The question of how to apply unsaturated soil mechanics theory to the slope stability analysis has become a hot spot in today’s geotechnical engineering research. Based on the experimental research of how shear strength of residual soil varies with water content, reasonable computation modules can be created. By using limit equilibr...