Use of the distinct element method to study flexural toppling at the Pico Mine, Brazil.
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2015
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A stress–strain analysis studying flexural toppling
failure in a phyllite mine slope at the Quadrila´tero
Ferrı´fero, MG, Brazil is presented in this work. A numerical
approach, the discrete element method, capable of
representing discontinuous rock mass is used. The modeling
of a discontinuous rock mass is complex and problematic.
On theother hand, it better represents failure along
discontinuities than do continuum techniques such as the
finite element method. There are few studies using discontinuous
modeling techniques to perform parametric and
back-analyses of these types of mechanisms in weak and
fractured rock mass. Therefore, the analyses herein can
contribute to a better understanding of the geomechanical
behavior of discontinuities, especially their stiffness. Also,
the influence of in situ stresses in the failure mechanism is
studied.
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Discrete element method, Flexural toppling, Weak foliated rocks
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PINHEIRO, A. L.; LANA, M. S.; SOBREIRA, F. G. Use of the distinct element method to study flexural toppling at the Pico Mine, Brazil. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, v. 74, p. 1177–1186, 2015. Disponível em: <https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10064-014-0713-6>. Acesso em: 20 jul. 2017.