Research Article

Displacement Measurements and Numerical Analysis of Long-Term Rock Slope Deformation at Higashi-Shikagoe Limestone Quarry, Japan

Table 1

Mechanical properties of the rock materials.

PropertiesHard rock massClay

Unit weight, γ (kN/m3)a26.2a18.0c
Young’s modulus, E (GPa)b10.05 and 0.02
Poisson’s ratio, 0.2a0.3c
Cohesion, c (MPa)30d0.02e
Friction angle, (°)40 and 50d35e

aThe unit weight adopted from Bell. bAssumed. cAdopted from Chai and Miura. dCalculated from laboratory test results by Bandazi. eAdopted from Chai et al..