Slope stability is one of the most important topics of engineering geology with a background
of more than 300 years. So far, various stability assessment techniques have been …

Block theory has been widely applied to stability analysis of rock engineering due to its clear
concept and elegant geometrical theory. For a general block with multiple discontinuity …

The geometry of discontinuities in a rock mass is one of the most important influences on the
behavior and characteristics of that rock mass. The geometry of discontinuities largely …

In this study, a geotechnical model has been used to analyze the stability of a discontinuous
rock slope. The main idea behind block theory is that it disregards many different …

The paper presents the Discrete Fracture Network code RESOBLOK, which couples
geometrical block system construction and a quick iterative stability analysis in the same …

Purpose. Discontinuities in rock masses are natural fractures that delimit various block
shapes and sizes, which can fall, slide or topple from the excavation and collapse under …

This paper presents a study the non-pyramidal key blocks of the rock mass. After a review of
the Key Blocks Method (KBM), the study focuses on the analysis of key blocks formed by …

Seismic stability analysis of a rock block is an important issue in the field of rock mechanics
and rock engineering. To solve this problem, the block theory and the Newmark method are …

Because of the simplicity and the speed of execution, methods used in static stability
analyses have yet remained relevant. The key‐block method, which is the most famous of …

Key block methods based on ubiquitous approaches have been widely used over the past
30 years to perform rapid analyses of rock mass stability. Although these methods have …