Assessment of rock slope stability by slope mass rating (SMR): A case study for the gas flare site in Assalouyeh, South of Iran

2017-10-01
AZARAFZA, Mohammad
Akgün, Haluk
ASGHARI-KALJAHI, Ebrahim
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Slope mass rating (SMR) is commonly used for the geomechanical classification of rock masses in an attempt to evaluate the stability of slopes. SMR is calculated from the RMR89-basic (basic rock mass rating) and from the characteristic features of discontinuities, and may be applied to slope stability analysis as well as to slope support recommendations.
Geomechanics, Slope mass rating (SMR), Rock mass rating (RMR), Assalouyeh
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/32745
GEOMECHANICS AND ENGINEERING
Department of Geological Engineering, Article

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M. AZARAFZA, H. Akgün, and E. ASGHARI-KALJAHI, “Assessment of rock slope stability by slope mass rating (SMR): A case study for the gas flare site in Assalouyeh, South of Iran,” GEOMECHANICS AND ENGINEERING, pp. 571–584, 2017, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/32745.
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