Designing waste rock barriers by advanced numerical modelling

Design of waste rock barriers forming safety berms for haul trucks requires knowledge of complex interactions which cannot readily be tested by physical means. An advanced numerical model based on non-smooth multi-domain mechanics is presented together with model calibration using limited full-scale...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Klaus Thoeni, Martin Servin, Scott W. Sloan, Anna Giacomini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674775518303895