Block model approach for analysis of rock bench stability in open pit mines
Wedge failure analysis conventionally adopted for the design of global angle of open pit mines is not always applicable when the area consists of jointed rock benches. In this analysis, the unstable wedge is assumed intact while, in fact, the rock bench consists of an assemblage of blocks generated...
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Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia,
2010.
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