Research Article
Investigating the Failure Mechanism of Jointed Rock Slopes Based on Discrete Element Method
| | Microparameters | Description | Unit |
| | dmin | Minimum particle radius | mm | | dmax/dmin | Particle size ratio | — | | Radius multiplier | — | | Nr | Number of elements in radial direction | — | | Na | Number of elements in circumferential direction | — | | Ec | Effective modulus of both particle and bond | GPa | | krat | Normal-to-shear stiffness ratio of both particle and bond | — | | μ | Friction coefficient | — | | σb | Bond tensile strength | MPa | | cb | Bond cohesion strength, | MPa | | Φb | Friction angle | ° |
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