Effect Of Rock Textures On Slope Stability: Experimental Study
Effect Of Rock Textures On Slope Stability: Experimental Study
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2015-05-03
Authors
Mohamed, Alaeldin Mohamedelhassan Ali
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UOFK
Abstract
The research reported in this thesis focused on the effects of rock
texture on the slope stability (open cast mines, quarries and slides of
roads and rivers). Artificial rocks were made from cement, sands and
basalt particles of different sizes in order to produce artificial rock differ
in their textures.
Three kinds of rock textures were designed to investigate the effects of
the rock texture on the slope stability of benches at various angles of
slope and various bench heights. Crushed basalt samples were
collected from a basalt quarry in Sabaloga, these crushed basalt
samples were classified to produce three sizes coarse, medium, and
fine which were used to produce coarse, medium and fine artificial rock
textures.
It was found that the benches would be more stable at grains having
sizes less than 5 mm for slope angle less than 75 degree. But when the
grain sizes coarser than 5 mm, the benches would not be stable at this
angle as a result of both tension and shear stresses depending on the
bench height.
The relationships between the failure loads and grain sizes yielded
second order equations which are shown graphically as curves.
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Effect,Rock,Textures,Slope,Stability