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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROCK MECHANICS AND MINING SCIENCES
卷 41, 期 1, 页码 69-87出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S1365-1609(03)00076-5
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The 1991 Randa rockslide in the Swiss Alps involved several complex mechanisms relating to geological, mechanical and hydrological processes for which no clear trigger can be asserted. This paper investigates the concept of progressive failure and the numerical modelling of rock mass strength degradation in natural rock slopes using the Randa rockslide as a working example. Results from continuum (i.e. finite-element) modelling are presented to illustrate a hypothesis, suggesting that initiation of a progressive rock mass degradation process, ultimately leading to failure, began following deglaciation of the valley below. Discontinuum (distinct-element) modelling is then applied to investigate the underlying mechanisms contributing to the episodic nature of the rockslide. Finally, the use of a hybrid method that combines both continuum and discontinuum techniques to model fracture propagation are discussed in the context of modelling progressive slide surface development linking initiation and degradation to eventual catastrophic failure. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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