The slope creep law for a soft rock in an open-pit mine in the Gobi region of Xinjiang, China

Abstract The lithology of the strata in the Gobi region of the Xinjiang autonomous region of China is mainly composed of mudstone, silty mudstone, and other soft rocks. Because of the low strength of the rock mass and the serious effects of physical weathering in this area, the slope stability in op...

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Main Authors: Hongze Zhao, Yu Tian, Qingyong Guo, Meijie Li, Jianwen Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-03-01
Series:International Journal of Coal Science & Technology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s40789-020-00305-4