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  Steepening Pit Walls- Geotechnical and Economic Implications

  By M. Affam, P. Newton

  Abstract: Current approach to pit-wall analysis tends to separate designs into distinct categories. The first consideration involves analysis of slope in which discontinuities actively participate in the failure mobilization. The second involves design analysis of non-structural controls which could results in a wide range of failure mechanisms. The third and the least sought for approach is the economic assessment of the slope design which could render optimized pit slope and the …

  Published in International Journal of Geological and Geotechnical Engineering · Vol. 7, Issue 1, 2021 · pp. 45–57 Read article →