Abstract: Classically, lateral earth-pressure, bearing-capacity, and slope-stability problems are considered separately, although these problems are all related to the ultimate limit state of a system. The authors see that these ...

Abstract: Most existing three-dimensional (3D) slope stability analysis methods are based on simple extensions of corresponding two-dimensional (2D) methods of analysis and a plane of symmetry or direction of slide is implicitly ...

Abstract: Problems governed by both continuum and discontinuum like tunnels and caverns are best analyzed by the coupling distinct element method and finite element or boundary element method. This article introduces a technique in ...

Abstract: The interslice force function

Abstract: Detection of contacts between three-dimensional (3D) blocks is a key problem in three-dimensional distinct element analysis. In this paper, the limitations of the

Abstract: Active pressure for axisymmetric problem under general conditions is formulated and solved by an iterative finite difference solution of the characteristic equations in the present paper. A general lateral stress coefficient ...

Abstract: For the silo flow of two materials with contrasting strengths, an automatic separation without mixing of the materials is observed during drawing. In the present paper, the writers observe that a columniform funnel flow ...

Abstract: The writers have come across a difficult stability analysis problem where there are several “strong” local minima. Several well known heuristic global minimum methods fail to locate the global minimum for this case, and ...

Abstract: Underground mine caving may induce collapse of the ground during ore caving, particularly when there is a loose material on top of the mine. In the present paper, a laboratory test is performed to model this mining problem ...