Study on the Process and Mechanism of Slope Failure Induced by Mining under Open Pit Slope: A Case Study from Yanqianshan Iron Mine, China

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Classification</td><td class="align_center">Description</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" rowspan="3">Open crack</td><td class="align_center">Linear features within the landslide area</td></tr><tr><td class="align_center">Includes visible geologic structures</td></tr><tr><td class="align_center">Generally, caused by tensile stress</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" rowspan="3">Scarp</td><td class="align_center">Defines the boundary of the slide mass</td></tr><tr><td class="align_center">Normal movement indicator</td></tr><tr><td class="align_center">Obvious relative displacement caused by shear slip failure</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" rowspan="3">Counterscarp</td><td class="align_center">Antislope movement indicator</td></tr><tr><td class="align_center">Develops from open cracks</td></tr><tr><td class="align_center">Caused by toppling of the discrete rock blocks</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Description of the deformation feature classification.</div>

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Table 1: Study on the Process and Mechanism of Slope Failure Induced by Mining under Open Pit Slope: A Case Study from Yanqianshan Iron Mine, China 