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Assessment of parameter uncertainty associated with dip slope stability analyses as a means to improve site investigations / Brendan R. Fisher in Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering, Vol. 138 N° 2 (Fevrier 2012) 

Public ISBD [article]  in Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering > Vol. 138 N° 2 (Fevrier 2012) . - pp. 166-173 Titre : Assessment of parameter uncertainty associated with dip slope stability analyses as a means to improve site investigations Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Brendan R. Fisher, Auteur ; Erik Eberhardt, Auteur Année de publication : 2012 Article en page(s) : pp. 166-173 Note générale : Géotechnique Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Dip  slope  Uncertainty  Rock  engineering  Reliability  Rock-mass  rating  Geological  strength  index Résumé : Uncertainty is inherent in geotechnical design. In regard to estimating the stability state of dip slopes, most of the uncertainty lies in the geologic model assumed and the geotechnical parameters used in the evaluation. Biplanar (or active–passive) sliding in dip slopes occurs along a slope-parallel sliding surface with toe breakout occurring at the base of the failure. Internal shearing is required to facilitate kinematic release. All three of these release surfaces work together for the slope to fail, but with different degrees of importance depending on the dip-slope inclination. Increased efficiency and value with respect to the site investigation resources can be gained by working toward minimizing the uncertainty of those parameters that have the greatest bearing on the outcome of the slope stability analysis. This can be done quickly and inexpensively by performing scoping calculations facilitated by the use of Spearman rank correlation coefficients. This paper demonstrates that for shallow-dipping dip slopes, stability is primarily dictated by the shear strength of the slope-parallel sliding surface, and therefore, efforts should be focused on constraining the shear strength of this surface. For steep dip slopes, the shear strength related to the toe breakout and internal shear release surfaces becomes dominant, and therefore, the rock-mass shear strength and that for any adversely dipping persistent discontinuities should be the focus of the geotechnical investigation. DEWEY : 624.1 ISSN : 1090-0241 En ligne : http://ascelibrary.org/gto/resource/1/jggefk/v138/i2/p166_s1?isAuthorized=no [article] Assessment of parameter uncertainty associated with dip slope stability analyses as a means to improve site investigations [texte imprimé] / Brendan R. Fisher, Auteur ; Erik Eberhardt, Auteur . - 2012 . - pp. 166-173. Géotechnique Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering > Vol. 138 N° 2 (Fevrier 2012) . - pp. 166-173 Mots-clés : Dip  slope  Uncertainty  Rock  engineering  Reliability  Rock-mass  rating  Geological  strength  index Résumé : Uncertainty is inherent in geotechnical design. In regard to estimating the stability state of dip slopes, most of the uncertainty lies in the geologic model assumed and the geotechnical parameters used in the evaluation. Biplanar (or active–passive) sliding in dip slopes occurs along a slope-parallel sliding surface with toe breakout occurring at the base of the failure. Internal shearing is required to facilitate kinematic release. All three of these release surfaces work together for the slope to fail, but with different degrees of importance depending on the dip-slope inclination. Increased efficiency and value with respect to the site investigation resources can be gained by working toward minimizing the uncertainty of those parameters that have the greatest bearing on the outcome of the slope stability analysis. This can be done quickly and inexpensively by performing scoping calculations facilitated by the use of Spearman rank correlation coefficients. This paper demonstrates that for shallow-dipping dip slopes, stability is primarily dictated by the shear strength of the slope-parallel sliding surface, and therefore, efforts should be focused on constraining the shear strength of this surface. For steep dip slopes, the shear strength related to the toe breakout and internal shear release surfaces becomes dominant, and therefore, the rock-mass shear strength and that for any adversely dipping persistent discontinuities should be the focus of the geotechnical investigation. DEWEY : 624.1 ISSN : 1090-0241 En ligne : http://ascelibrary.org/gto/resource/1/jggefk/v138/i2/p166_s1?isAuthorized=no