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Computers and Concrete Volume 17, Number 6, June 2016 , pages 723-737 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/cac.2016.17.6.723 |
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The effect of non-persistent joints on sliding direction of rock slopes |
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Vahab Sarfarazi, Hadi Haeri and Alireza Khaloo
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| Abstract | ||
| In this paper an approach was described for determination of direction of sliding block in rock slopes containing planar non-persistent open joints. For this study, several gypsum blocks containing planar non-persistent open joints with dimensions of 15 | ||
| Key Words | ||
| planar non-persistent discontinuity; rock bridge; effective joint coefficient; tensile and shear cracks | ||
| Address | ||
| Vahab Sarfarazi:Department of Mining Engineering, Hamedan University of Technology, Hamedan, Iran Hadi Haeri:Department of Mining Engineering, Bafgh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bafgh, Iran Alireza Khaloo: Center of Excellence in Structure and Earthquake Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran | ||