<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The paper presents a numerical simulation of the development of a catastrophic landslide in a sandstone quarry and methods of reconstructing the quarry to its previous condition from before the landslide. The important objective of the paper is to present the capabilities of the numerical method used in the analysis of the landslide process, namely the Distinct Element Method (DEM). This method is poorly known, though it is capable of solving important geotechnical problems in which massive displacements are modelled. The features of the method are presented on the basis of a case study. Therefore a numerical analysis is carried out to show the performance of DEM in generating a displacement of several dozen meters in the example of a catastrophic landslide that occurred some years ago in a sandstone quarry. This engineering problem makes it possible to describe and analyse the mechanisms, causes and consequences of the landslide.</p></abstract>

The paper presents a numerical simulation of the development of a catastrophic landslide in a sandstone quarry and methods of reconstructing the quarry to its previous condition from before the landslide. The important objective of the paper is to present the capabilities of the numerical method used in the analysis of the landslide process, namely the Distinct Element Method (DEM). This method is poorly known, though it is capable of solving important geotechnical problems in which massive displacements are modelled. The features of the method are presented on the basis of a case study. Therefore a numerical analysis is carried out to show the performance of DEM in generating a displacement of several dozen meters in the example of a catastrophic landslide that occurred some years ago in a sandstone quarry. This engineering problem makes it possible to describe and analyse the mechanisms, causes and consequences of the landslide.

Distinct Element Simulation of a Landslide Process

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The paper presents a numerical simulation of the development of a catastrophic landslide in a sandstone quarry and methods of reconstructing the quarry to its...

Distinct Element Simulation of a Landslide Process

Online veröffentlicht: 29. Jan. 2021

Seitenbereich: 3 - 16

Eingereicht: 10. Juni 2020

Akzeptiert: 10. Nov. 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/heem-2020-0001

Schlüsselwörter
Distinct Element Method, sandstone quarry, landslide

© 2020 Lesław Zabuski et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Distinct Element Simulation of a Landslide Process

Online veröffentlicht: 29. Jan. 2021

Seitenbereich: 3 - 16

Eingereicht: 10. Juni 2020

Akzeptiert: 10. Nov. 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/heem-2020-0001

SchlüsselwörterDistinct Element Method, sandstone quarry, landslide

© 2020 Lesław Zabuski et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Schlüsselwörter
Distinct Element Method, sandstone quarry, landslide