Slope stability analysis of a borax stockpile site

2009-01-01
Karpuz, Celal
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Stability investigations were conducted for a slope at the back of a borax stockpile site near the Bandirma Harbor in the northwestern Turkey. There was a slope failure at the site causing damage in the concrete sections of the harbour in front. Investigations started with deformation monitoring with an inclinometer. Failure mechanisms were determined with back analysis using method of slices and finite difference models. A combined failure mechanism involving a circular failure surface in the slope and a noncircular part in a weak zone under the stockpile area was found to be responsible for the failures in the region.
Slope stability, Stockpile stability, Back analysis, Slope movement monitoring, Borax stockpiles, Turkey, Slope failures, Deformation monitoring, Failure mechanisms
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/76051
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MINING AND MINERAL ENGINEERING
Department of Mining Engineering, Article

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C. Karpuz, “Slope stability analysis of a borax stockpile site,” INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MINING AND MINERAL ENGINEERING, pp. 147–171, 2009, Accessed: 00, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/76051.
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