Research Article

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

Table 9

Microparameters of the SJM after calibration.

MicroparameterDescriptionValue

sj_kn (N·m−1)Normal stiffness2.5 × 107
sj_ks (N·m−1)Shear stiffness2.5 × 107
sj_fricFriction coefficient0.5
sj-da (°)Dilation angle5
sj_stateJoint bond state0
sj_ten (MPa)Bonded tensile strength0
sj_bcoh (MPa)Bonded cohesion0
sj_bfa (°)Bonded friction angle0