Investigating the Failure Mechanism of Jointed Rock Slopes Based on Discrete Element Method

Table 8

Comparison of mechanical parameters between experimental and numerical tests.

Mechanical property	E (GPa)	ν	σc (MPa)	c (MPa)	φ (°)	σt (MPa)
Experimental result	55.23	0.183	125.71	12.35	41.51	6.65
Numerical result	55.75	0.190	128.61	13.54	41.73	6.86
Error (%)	0.94	3.83	2.31	9.64	0.53	3.16