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Research & White Papers are organized by Rocscience program. To cite one of our programs, see Rocscience Software Citations.
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Stability of I-Walls in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina
J.M. Duncan, T.L. Brandon, S.G. Wright, N. Vroman
Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering,
ASCE, pp. 681-691, May 2008
Analysis of the Stability of I-Walls with Gaps
Between the I-Wall and the Levee Fill
T.L. Brandon, S.G. Wright, J.M. Duncan
Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering,
ASCE, pp. 692-700, May 2008
Investigating the Performance of the Shear Strength Reduction (SSR)
Method on the Analysis of Reinforced Slopes
J.H. Curran, R.E. Hammah, T.E. Yacoub, B. Corkum
Proceedings of the 59th Canadian Geotechnical and
7th Joint CGS/IAH-CNC Groundwater Specialty Conference
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, October 2006
A Road Embankment Failure Near Pentalia in Southwest Cyprus
J. Hadjigeorgiou, E. Kyriakou, P. Papanastasiou
Intl. Conference on the Stability of Rock Slopes
in Open Pit Mining and Civil Engineering
The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy,
Cape Town, pp. 343-352, April 2006
Stability Analysis of a Proposed Soil Slope Using Slide 5.0
B. Corkum
Software solution presentation for an example problem,
developed by the conference organizing committee and
then provided to the participants prior to the conference,
GeoCongress 2006, Atlanta, GA, USA
A Comparison of Finite Element Slope Stability Analysis
With Conventional Limit-Equilibrium Investigation
R.E. Hammah, T.E. Yacoub, B. Corkum, J.H. Curran
Proceedings of the 58th Canadian Geotechnical and
6th Joint IAH-CNC and CGS Groundwater Specialty Conferences
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, September 2005
The Influence of Correlation and Distribution
Trucation on Slope Stability Analysis Results
R.E. Hammah, T.E. Yacoub, B. Corkum, J.H. Curran
Proceedings of the 57th CSG Annual Conference,
5th Joint IAH-CNC and CGS Conferences
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, October 2004
Geostatistics
in Geotechnical Engineering
Rocscience Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
June 2003
Slide: A Synopsis of Slope Stability Analysis
Rocscience Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2002
Comparison of Computer Programs for Analysis of Reinforced Slopes
Michael Pockoski, J. Michael Duncan
Report of a study performed by the Virginia Tech Center for
Geotechnical Practice and Research, 2000
A Slope Stability Problem in Hong Kong
Dr. Evert Hoek
Practical Rock Engineering, 2000, chpt. 7
Factor of Safety and Probability of Failure
Dr. Evert Hoek
Practical Rock Engineering, 2000, chpt. 8
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Probabilistic Slope Analysis with the Finite Element-Method
R.E. Hammah, T.E. Yacoub, J.H. Curran
Proceedings of the 41st U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics
and the 4th U.S.-Canada Rock Mechanics Symposium
Asheville, North Carolina, USA, June 2009
Numerical Modelling of Slope Uncertainty due to Rock Mass Jointing
R.E. Hammah, T.E. Yacoub, J.H. Curran
Presented at the International Conference on
Rock Joints and Jointed Rock Masses
Tucson, Arizona, USA, January 2009
Application of the Cosserat Continuum Approach
Azadeh Riahi, J.H. Curran
Presented at the 12th IACMAG Conference
Goa, India, October 2008
The Practical Modelling of Discontinuos Rock Masses
with Finite Element Analysis
R.E. Hammah, T.E. Yacoub, B. Corkum, J.H. Curran
Proceedings of the 42nd U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics
and the 2nd U.S.-Canada Rock Mechanics Symposium
San Francisco, California, USA, June 2008
Kersten Lecture
E. Hoek, C. Carranza-Torres, M.S. Diederichs, B. Corkum
Proceedings University of Minnesota 56th Annual Geotechnical
Engineering Conference, pp. 1-53
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, February 2008
Serviceability-Based Slope Factor of Safety using
the Shear Strength Reduction (SSR) Method
R.E. Hammah, T.E. Yacoub, J.H. Curran
Proceedings of the 11th Congress of the International Society
for Rock Mechanics, Lisbon, vol. 2, 1317-1320.
L. Ribeiro e Sousa, C. Olalla, and N. Grossmann, Eds.
London: Taylor & Francis Group, July 2007
Analysis of Blocky Rock Slopes with Finite Element
Shear Strength Reduction Analysis
R.E. Hammah, T.E. Yacoub, B. Corkum, F. Wibowo
Proceedings of the 1st Canada-US Rock Mechanics Symposium
Vancouver Rocks 2007, held in
Vancouver, BC, Canada, June 2007
Investigating the Performance of the Shear Strength Reduction (SSR)
Method on the Analysis of Reinforced Slopes
J.H. Curran, R.E. Hammah, T.E. Yacoub, B. Corkum
Proceedings of the 59th Canadian Geotechnical and
7th Joint CGS/IAH-CNC Groundwater Specialty Conference
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, October 2006
The Influence of Young's Modulus on Numerical Modelling Results
R.E. Hammah, T.E. Yacoub, J.H. Curran
Proceedings of the 41th U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics
Golden Rocks 2006 Conference (ARMA), held in Golden,
Colorado, USA, June 2006
A Road Embankment Failure Near Pentalia in Southwest Cyprus
J. Hadjigeorgiou, E. Kyriakou, P. Papanastasiou
Intl. Conference on the Stability of Rock Slopes
in Open Pit Mining and Civil Engineering
The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy,
Cape Town, pp. 343-352, April 2006
A Comparison of Finite Element Slope Stability Analysis
With Conventional Limit-Equilibrium Investigation
R.E. Hammah, T.E. Yacoub, B. Corkum, J.H. Curran
Proceedings of the 58th Canadian Geotechnical and
6th Joint IAH-CNC and CGS Groundwater Specialty Conferences
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, September 2005
The Shear Strength Reduction Method for the
Generalized Hoek-Brown Criterion
R.E. Hammah, T.E. Yacoub, B. Corkum, J.H. Curran
Proceedings of the 40th U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics
Alaska Rocks 2005 Conference (ARMA), held in Anchorage,
Alaska, USA, June 2005
Stability Analysis of Rock Slopes Using the Finite Element Method
R.E. Hammah, J.H. Curran, T.E. Yacoub, B. Corkum
Proceedings of the Eurock 2004 & 53rd Geomechanics Colloquium
Schubert (ed.), 2004 VGE
A New Era in Slope Stability
Analysis:
Shear Strength Reduction Finite Element Technique
Rocscience Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
2004
Application of the
Finite Element Method to Slope Stability
Rocscience Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
2004
A Two-Dimensional
Approach for Designing Tunnel Support in Weak Rock
J.H. Curran, R.E. Hammah, T.E. Yacoub
Proceedings of the 56th Canadian Geotechnical
Conference
Winnepeg, Manitoba, Canada, October
2003
Integration of Geotechnical and Structural Design in Weak Rock Tunnels
Dr. Evert Hoek
Discussion Paper, August 2003
Numerical
Modelling for Shallow Tunnels in Weak Rock
Dr. Evert Hoek
Unpublished Notes, 2003
The Strength of Hard-Rock Pillars
C.D. Martin, W.G. Maybee
International Journal of Rock Mechanics
& Mining Sciences 37
(2000) 1239-1246, Elsevier Science Inc.,
publisher
Stress Path and Instability
Around Mine Openings
C.D. Martin, D.D. Tannant, S. Yazici,
P.K. Kaiser, 9th ISRM Congress Paris, 1999
A Study of the Behaviour of Jointed Rock Masses
by Sandip Shah
Thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy,
Graduate Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, 1992
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Calculating Settlement for Irregularly Shaped Rigid Foundations
J.F. Hazzard, T.E. Yacoub, S. Vijayakumar, J.H. Curran
Proceedings the 62th Canadian Geotechnical Conference;
Halifax, Canada, September 2009
Connsolidation in Multi-Layered Soils: A Hybrid Computation Scheme
J.F. Hazzard, T.E. Yacoub, J.H. Curran
Proceedings the 61th Canadian Geotechnical Conference;
Edmonton, Canada, September 2008
Stresses Under Footings in Multilayered Soils: A Comparitive Study
J.F. Hazzard, T.E. Yacoub, S. Vijayakumar, J.H. Curran
Proceedings the 60th Canadian Geotechnical Conference and 8th Joint
CGS/IAH-CNC Groundwater Specialty Conference; Ottawa, Canada, October 2007
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Three-dimensional Analysis of Underground Wedges under the Influence
of Stresses
J.H. Curran, B. Corkum, R.E. Hammah
Proceedings of the Gulf Rocks '04 Conference, June 2004
38 (2001) 449-466, Elsevier Science Inc., publisher
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Stability Assessment and Slope Design at Sandsloot Open Pit, South Africa
A.R. Bye., F.G. Bell
International Journal of Rock Mechanics & Mining Sciences
38 (2001) 449-466, Elsevier Science Inc., publisher
Advanced Numerical Techniques in Rock Slope Stability Analysis -
Applications and Limitations
Doug Stead, Erik Eberhardt, John Coggan, Boris Benko
United Engineering Foundation
Landslides - Causes, Impacts and Countermeasures
Davos, Switzerland, 2001, pp.615-624
Dynamic and Static Assessment of Rock Slopes Against Wedge Failures
H. Kumsar, O. Aydan, R. Ulusay
Rock Mechnaics and Rock Engineering (2000) 33 (1), 31-51
Springer-Verlag, publisher
Fuzzy Cluster Algorithm for the Automatic Identification of Joint Sets
R.E. Hammah, J.H. Curran
International Journal of Rock Mechanics & Mining Sciences
Vol.35, No. 7, pp.889-905, 1998
DIPS - An Interactive and Graphical Approach to the Analysis of
Orientation Based Data
Mark S. Diederichs
Thesis for the degree of Master of Applied Science
Graduate Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada, 1990
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Three-Dimensional Analysis of Lenticular Ore Bodies Using Displacement
Discontinuity Elements
by Thamer Yacoub
Thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy,
Graduate Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, 1999
Three-dimensional Triangulated Boundary Element Meshing of
Underground Excavations and Visualization of Analysis Data
by Brent Corkum
Thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy,
Graduate Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, 1997
Seventeenth Canadian Geotechnical Colloquim: The Effect of Cohesion
Loss and Stress Path on Brittle Rock Strength
C. Derek Martin, Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 34: 698-725, 1997
Examine-3D Energy Balance Utility
The calculation of energy release using Examine3D
The Rock Engineering Group
Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, 1994
A node-centric indirect boundary element method:
three-dimensional displacement discontinuities
S. Vijayakumar, T.E. Yacoub, J.H. Curran
Computers & Structures, 74 (2000) 687-703
Practical Implementation of the Direct Boundary Element Method
for Three-Dimensional Stress Analysis of Underground Excavations
by Sanjiv Shah
Thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy,
Graduate Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, 1992
A three-dimensional data visualization tool for mine datasets
B.T. Corkum, J.H. Curran, M.W. Grabinsky
Proceedings of the 2nd Canadian Conference on Computer
Applications in the Mining Industry
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, vol. 2, 1991
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Empirical Estimation of Rock Mass Modulus
E. Hoek, M.S. Diederichs
International Journal of Rock Mechanics & Mining Sciences
September 2005
Uniaxial Compressive Strength Versus Global Strength
in the Hoek-Brown Criterion
Evert Hoek, Vancouver, March 2005
A Study of the Behaviour of Jointed Rock Masses
by Sandip Shah
Thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy,
Graduate Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, 1992
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White Paper: RocPlane (2.0)
Rocscience Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2001
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Laboratory and Field Evaluation of the Normal Coefficient
of Restitution for Rocks
(Abstract Only)
L.R. Richards, B. Peng, D.H. Bell
Proceedings of the ISRM Regional Symposium Eurock 2001
Espoo, Finland, 2001, pp. 149-155
Analysis of Rockfall Hazards
Dr. Evert Hoek
Practical Rock Engineering, 2000, chpt. 9
RocFall: A Tool for Probabilistic Analysis, Design of Remedial Measures
and Prediction of Rockfalls
Warren Stevens
Thesis for the degree of Master of Applied Science
Graduate Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada, 1998
Computational laboratory
for discrete element geomechanics
(Abstract Only)
J.M. Ting, B.T. Corkum
ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil
Engineering
April 1992, vol.6
A discrete numerical model for
soil mechanics
(Abstract Only)
J.M. Ting, B.T. Corkum, C.R. Kauffman, C. Greco
ASCE Journal of Geotechnical Engineering
March 1989
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Hoek-Brown Parameters for Predicting the Depth of Brittle Failure
Around Tunnels
C.D. Martin, P.K. Kaiser, D.R. McCreath
Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 36: 136-151, 1999
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El criterio de rotura de Hoek-Brown - Edicion 2002 (Spanish Translation)
E. Hoek, C. Carranza-Torres, B. Corkum
VI South American Congress on Rock Mechanics
XI Congreso Colombiano de Geotecnia
Catagena, Colombia, October 2006
(translated by Prof. Carlos Lopez Jimeno, Escuela de Minas de Madrid)
The Hoek-Brown Failure Criterion - 2002 Edition
E. Hoek, C. Carranza-Torres, B. Corkum
5th North American Rock Mechanics Symposium and 17th Tunneling
Association of Canada Conference: NARMS-TAC, 2002, pp. 267-271
A brief history of the development of the Hoek-Brown failure criterion
Prepared by E. Hoek, June 2002
A Study of the Behaviour of Jointed Rock Masses
by Sandip Shah
Thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy,
Graduate Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, 1992
The Hoek-Brown Failure Criterion - a 1988 Update
E. Hoek, E.T. Brown
15th Canadian Rock Mechanics Symposium, 1988, pp. 31-38
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Why Simple Models Work in Mining Geomechanics
By R.E. Hammah, J.H. Curran
Invited Lecture, U.S. Rock Mechanics Conference
Asheville, North Carolina, USA, June 2009
Keynote Lecture: Seven Lessons of Geomechanics Software Development
By J.H. Curran, R.E. Hammah
Prepared for presentation as Keynote Lecture, Golden Rocks 2006, Proceedings
for the 41st U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics (USRMS): "50 Years of Rock
Mechanics - Landmarks and Future Challenges.", Golden, Colorado, June 17-21,
2006, American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA), publisher
Geostatistics in Geotechnical Engineering: Fad or Empowering?
By R.E. Hammah, J.H. Curran
Proceedings of the GeoCongress Conference
Atlanta, Georgia, USA, March 2006
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