@inproceedings{04c7b6dcdf8f406fb2981904d3b15640,
title = "Rock Slope Instability Risk Assessment in Open-Pit Quarries: A Comprehensive Approach",
abstract = "This work aims to develop a simplified approach to assess slope stability in open-pit marble quarries. Each site is subject to field investigation to determine the relevant rock mass properties, using the scanline sampling technique to list the mechanic and geometric properties of the intact rock and rock mass discontinuities and collect samples for laboratory analysis of the relevant geotechnical properties. The stability conditions of each slope for planar, wedge and toppling mechanisms were then studied through kinematic analysis techniques, both qualitative and quantitatively. To determine the stability, both Limit Equilibrium Methods (LEM) and geomechanical classifications for rock masses are applied, namely the Slope Mass Rating. With the proposed approach, it is possible to determine a qualitative variable called the Risk Index, based on the vulnerability and the hazard of the slope, and address the most suitable control measures to eliminate the potential risks these sites represent.",
keywords = "Dimension stone, Open-pit quarries, Risk assessment, Rock slope stability",
author = "Jo{\~a}o Brissos and Leonor Mata and Jo{\~a}o Cruz and Jo{\~a}o Sa{\'u}de and Caetano, {Paulo S{\'a}} and Carlos Costa and Daniel Vendas",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.; 1st International Conference on Georesources, Geomaterials, Geotechnologies and Geoenvironment, 4GEO ; Conference date: 07-11-2019 Through 08-11-2019",
year = "2023",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-031-25986-9_28",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-3-031-25985-2",
series = "Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation",
publisher = "Springer",
pages = "167--171",
editor = "Chamin{\'e}, {Helder I.} and Fernandes, {Jos{\'e} Augusto}",
booktitle = "Advances in Geoengineering, Geotechnologies, and Geoenvironment for Earth Systems and Sustainable Georesources Management",
address = "Netherlands",
}
