Rock Mechanics and Slope Stability

ROCK MECHANICS AND SLOPE STABILITY
Rock discontinuity quantitative description;
Rock mass classification;
Rock matrix, discontinuity and rock mass mechanical properties;
Tunnel excavation methods;
Analytical solution for stress and strain analysis of underground excavations;
Reaction curve method;
Analytical and numerical methods for rock structure stability analysis.




General slope stability concepts
Factors inducing Slope failure conditions
Geological, Hydrogeological and Geotechnical Models
Limit equilibrium analyses and Factor of Safety concept
- Infinite slope analysis
- Planar surface analysis
- Circular surface analysis
- Method of slices
- Selection and use of limit equilibrium methods
Seismic analysis
Probabilistic analysis
Sensitivity analysis
Introduction to Finite Difference Methods (FDM)
Shallow Failures
- Seepage flow and Infiltration
- Mechanism of rainfall-induced Landslides
- Correlation between Landslides and shallow Failures

Slope stabilization Methods
- General concepts
- Excavations, benching and butterssing
- Drainage
- Reinforcement
- Retaining walls
- Surface slope protection
- Selection of stabilization methods
- Cost analysis and stabilization alternatives