Prediction of the Shear Failure of Opened Rock Fractures and Implications for Rock Slope Stability Evaluation

<div>Model validation. (a) Comparison between proposed model and experimental data from fractures samples with 20° triangular asperities; (b) comparison between the proposed model and experimental data from fractures samples with 30° triangular asperities.</div>

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Figure 8: Prediction of the Shear Failure of Opened Rock Fractures and Implications for Rock Slope Stability Evaluation 