Reading the Rock: Structurally Controlled Slope Instabilities with DIPS and RocSlope2

About this webinar

In this webinar, we will cover structurally controlled slope instabilities in rock slopes, with a focus on how discontinuities such as joints, bedding planes, foliation, and faults can govern planar, wedge, and toppling failures. It also introduces a practical workflow using DIPS and RocSlope2 to move from field discontinuity mapping to analysis and design decisions.

What you'll learn

• Structurally controlled instabilities in rock slopes
  Understanding how discontinuities such as joints, bedding planes, foliation and faults can govern planar, wedge and toppling failures in rock slopes.
• Role of discontinuity data and stereonet interpretation
  Use of Dips for visualizing discontinuity data, identifying joint sets, and carrying out kinematic checks for potential modes of failure.
• Planar, wedge and toppling failure analysis
  Practical assessment of these failure mechanisms using RocSlope2, including the transition from kinematic possibility to stability analysis.
• Design considerations and stabilization measures
  Discussion on factors influencing stability, including slope geometry, discontinuity properties, groundwater, seismic loading, and support/stabilization measures.
• Practical workflow for Indian rock slope conditions
  A project-oriented workflow showing how engineers and geologists can move from field discontinuity mapping to analysis and design decisions using DIPS and RocSlope2.

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