This article presents a comprehensively state-of-the-art investigation of the engineering
applications utilized by binary metaheuristic algorithms. Surveyed work is categorized based …

Analysis of stability of rock slopes is a branch of rock engineering that is highly amenable to
probabilistic treatment. Probabilistic analysis of rock slope stability has been used as an …

In the analysis of rock slope stability, the method of wedge analysis proposed by Hoek and
Bray in their classic textbook Rock Slope Engineering (1981)[1] and the computer program …

Reliability analysis of rock slope stability has received considerable attention in the
literature. It has been used as an effective tool to evaluate uncertainty so prevalent in …

A new approach is presented that incorporates the Surrogate Model Accelerated Random
Search (SMARS) Algorithm to inversely determine the overall stress state in a rock mass …

The set-covering problem aims to find the smallest possible set of subsets that cover all the
elements of a larger set. The difficulty of solving the set-covering problem increases as the …

The rapid development of digital mapping technologies such as terrestrial laser scanning,
digital photogrammetry has allowed the exact acquisition of superficial information of …

The estimation of in situ geotechnical parameters, such as the initial ground stresses and
material properties, is important from both design and construction viewpoints of …

Abstract The Finite Element Method (FEM) has been applied to a variety of slope stability
problems, including cracked rock masses. In the present study, the generated mesh is …

Tunnels excavated through weak rock masses using the Shallow Tunneling Method (STM)
call for rigid lining support to withstand and constrain the mobility of the unstable rock where …