Research Article
Investigating the Failure Mechanism of Jointed Rock Slopes Based on Discrete Element Method
Table 2
The basic parameters and distribution for dominant orientations.
| Parameters | ID | A | B | C | D |
| Dip direction (°) | Mean value | 57 | 131 | 249 | 318 | Standard deviation | 8.39 | 20.3 | 8.58 | 20.76 | Distribution law | P11 | P22 | P11 | P11 | Dip angle (°) | Mean value | 44 | 54 | 41 | 42 | Standard deviation | 16.25 | 14.11 | 16.53 | 15.44 | Distribution law | P22 | P22 | P22 | P22 | Half trace length (m) | Mean value | 1.68 | 2.18 | 1.77 | 1.96 | Standard deviation | 0.87 | 0.85 | 0.63 | 1.01 | Distribution law | P33 | P33 | P33 | P33 | Spacing (m) | Mean value | 0.26 | 0.35 | 0.31 | 0.43 | Standard deviation | 0.11 | 0.18 | 0.14 | 0.29 | Distribution law | P33 | P33 | P33 | P33 |
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1P1 means uniform; 2P2 means normal; 3P3 means negative exponential.
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