Stability analysis and visualization of rock slope blocks based on the coordinate projection method

Block collapse or sliding is one of the main failure modes of rock slope engineering. Namely, block stability analysis plays a key role in rock slope engineering. Taking the Shenxianju rock slope in Xianju County, Zhejiang Province as the research background, this paper mainly conducts the stability...

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Main Authors: GAO Bing-li, LI Duo, LI Lang, CHEN Li-cheng, YANG Zhi-fa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SCIENCE PRESS , 16 DONGHUANGCHENGGEN NORTH ST, BEIJING, PEOPLES R CHINA, 100717 2022-01-01
Series:Rock and Soil Mechanics
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Online Access:http://rocksoilmech.whrsm.ac.cn/EN/10.16285/j.rsm.2021.6059
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author GAO Bing-li
LI Duo
LI Lang
CHEN Li-cheng
YANG Zhi-fa
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LI Duo
LI Lang
CHEN Li-cheng
YANG Zhi-fa
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description Block collapse or sliding is one of the main failure modes of rock slope engineering. Namely, block stability analysis plays a key role in rock slope engineering. Taking the Shenxianju rock slope in Xianju County, Zhejiang Province as the research background, this paper mainly conducts the stability analysis and visualization of rock blocks. A new method for fitting structural planes and free faces is proposed based on the linear regression method and the non-uniform rational B-spline method. Then, based on the coordinate projection method, the method for calculating the stability coefficients of the single sliding surface and double sliding surface blocks is proposed. Finally, the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) measurement technology combined with the coordinate projection method is used to develop a CPG program using MATLAB, which can be adopted in the stability analysis of planar polyhedron blocks and curved blocks in rock slope engineering. This program enables the spatial representation and visualization of structural planes, free faces and unstable blocks. Engineering practice shows that the new proposed method is effectively applicable to engineering geological disasters, such as rockfall and collapse. The results of the program calculation are basically consistent with those of the coordinate projection block theory, demonstrating that this method is reliable and the developed CPG program is feasible. This method is of vital significance in practical engineering since it can greatly improve the efficiency of block stability analysis.
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spelling doaj.art-a567d55402344f18a2f1789163ff11712022-12-22T01:06:04ZengSCIENCE PRESS , 16 DONGHUANGCHENGGEN NORTH ST, BEIJING, PEOPLES R CHINA, 100717Rock and Soil Mechanics1000-75982022-01-0143118119410.16285/j.rsm.2021.6059Stability analysis and visualization of rock slope blocks based on the coordinate projection methodGAO Bing-li0LI Duo1LI Lang2CHEN Li-cheng3YANG Zhi-fa4College of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710054, ChinaCollege of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710054, ChinaChina Jikan Research Institute of Engineering Investigations and Design, Co. Ltd, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710043, ChinaSuzhou FaceAll Technology Co. Ltd., Suzhou, Jiangsu 215124, China Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, ChinaBlock collapse or sliding is one of the main failure modes of rock slope engineering. Namely, block stability analysis plays a key role in rock slope engineering. Taking the Shenxianju rock slope in Xianju County, Zhejiang Province as the research background, this paper mainly conducts the stability analysis and visualization of rock blocks. A new method for fitting structural planes and free faces is proposed based on the linear regression method and the non-uniform rational B-spline method. Then, based on the coordinate projection method, the method for calculating the stability coefficients of the single sliding surface and double sliding surface blocks is proposed. Finally, the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) measurement technology combined with the coordinate projection method is used to develop a CPG program using MATLAB, which can be adopted in the stability analysis of planar polyhedron blocks and curved blocks in rock slope engineering. This program enables the spatial representation and visualization of structural planes, free faces and unstable blocks. Engineering practice shows that the new proposed method is effectively applicable to engineering geological disasters, such as rockfall and collapse. The results of the program calculation are basically consistent with those of the coordinate projection block theory, demonstrating that this method is reliable and the developed CPG program is feasible. This method is of vital significance in practical engineering since it can greatly improve the efficiency of block stability analysis.http://rocksoilmech.whrsm.ac.cn/EN/10.16285/j.rsm.2021.6059rock slopecoordinate projectionstructural planeblock stabilityvisualization
spellingShingle GAO Bing-li
LI Duo
LI Lang
CHEN Li-cheng
YANG Zhi-fa
Stability analysis and visualization of rock slope blocks based on the coordinate projection method
Rock and Soil Mechanics
rock slope
coordinate projection
structural plane
block stability
visualization
title Stability analysis and visualization of rock slope blocks based on the coordinate projection method
title_full Stability analysis and visualization of rock slope blocks based on the coordinate projection method
title_fullStr Stability analysis and visualization of rock slope blocks based on the coordinate projection method
title_full_unstemmed Stability analysis and visualization of rock slope blocks based on the coordinate projection method
title_short Stability analysis and visualization of rock slope blocks based on the coordinate projection method
title_sort stability analysis and visualization of rock slope blocks based on the coordinate projection method
topic rock slope
coordinate projection
structural plane
block stability
visualization
url http://rocksoilmech.whrsm.ac.cn/EN/10.16285/j.rsm.2021.6059
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