Dips Tutorials > Toppling, Planar and Wedge Sliding
Based on kinematic considerations and frictional properties of joint planes, it is possible to perform stability analyses such as toppling, planar sliding and wedge sliding on a stereonet. This tutorial demonstrates methods of carrying out such analyses using Dips.
Toppling, Planar and Wedge Sliding (click to view PDF file of tutorial)
Topics Covered in this Tutorial
Open pit slope
Bench slope
Planar traverse
Symbolic pole plot
Terzaghi weighting
Joint sets
Set windows
Variability cones
Friction cones
Toppling stability
Planar sliding
Wedge sliding
Slip limit
Daylight envelope
Kinematic analysis
Shear discontinuities
Probability of failure
Pit slope orientation
Toppling stability analysis using Dips