This book provides practicing engineers working in the field of design, construction and
monitoring of rock structures such as tunnels and slopes with technical information on how …

This paper studies the failure mechanism of block-flexural toppling by using physical
modelling test. Base friction apparatus was used in this study. The specimens were made by …

Numerical analyses such as the Finite Element Method (FEM) and the Boundary Element
Method (BEM) are powerful tools for analyzing the mechanical behaviour of structures. In the …

This study aims to explain the time-sensitive deformation of rock mass toppling and analyze
its mechanical characteristics. A mechanical model of the toppling rock beam is abstracted …

Block toppling failure of fractured rock slopes is simulated by means of physical modelling.
The investigation is conducted at 1g level by using the technique of the reclining table. The …