An Analytical Solution for Block Toppling Failure of Rock Slopes during an Earthquake

Toppling failure is one of the most common failure types in the field. It always occurs in rock masses containing a group of dominant discontinuities dipping into the slope. Post-earthquake investigation has shown that many toppling rock slope failures have occurred during earthquakes. In this study...

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Main Authors: Songfeng Guo, Shengwen Qi, Guoxiang Yang, Shishu Zhang, Charalampos Saroglou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-09-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/7/10/1008