A novel whole-process analysis method for fractured rock slopes

目的：研究节理岩质边坡失稳的非连续变形与位移分析方法。 研究意义：经试验验证，该方法继承了有限单元法和非连续变形分析的优点，能够对岩石的变形破坏提供完整统一的描述。 预期结果：这项综合研究的结果将为工程师提供一种新的方法，他们希望描述和预测澳大利亚和世界各地的岩石/隧道斜坡的稳定性。 好处：澳大利亚社会将受益于新的工具，以促进更可靠地评估与岩坡失稳相关的风险。

Aims: The project aims to develop a discontinuous deformation and displacement analysis method to study the jointed rock slope instability. Significance: The proposed method verified by experimental tests will be inherit the advantages of finite element method and discontinuous deformation analysis and is able to provide an entire and unified description of rock deformation and failure. Expected Outcomes: The results of this integrated study will provide a new method for engineers who wish to characterise and predict the stability of rock/tunnel slopes in Australia and worldwide. Benefits: Australian society will benefit from new tools to facilitate more reliable assessment of risks associated with instability in rock slopes.