Block-flexure toppling in an anaclinal rock slope based on multi-field monitoring

B Zhang, K Fang, H Tang, S Sumi, B Ding - Engineering Geology, 2023 - Elsevier
Toppling is a widespread failure mode in natural and excavated anaclinal rock slopes and
threatens the construction and operation of important infrastructure such as hydropower and …

A complex rockslide developed from a deep-seated toppling failure in the upper Lancang River, Southwest China

Y Ning, H Tang, G Zhang, JV Smith, B Zhang… - Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
A large-scale rockslide, developed from a deep-seated toppling failure, occurred in October
2018 following reservoir impoundment in the upper Lancang River, Southwest China. The …

Stability analysis of slide-toe-toppling failure

M Amini, A Ardestani, MH Khosravi - Engineering Geology, 2017 - Elsevier
Toppling failure is a common mode of instability in layered and blocky rock slopes where
rock blocks rotate about their toes and overturn. One of the most important types of toppling …

New stability calculation method for rock slopes subject to flexural toppling failure

G Zhang, F Wang, H Zhang, H Tang, X Li… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Flexural toppling is one of the main failure modes of natural and manmade anti-dip layered
rock slopes. Based on cantilever slab tensile theory, the failure mechanism of flexural …

Exploring the deformation and failure characteristics of interbedded anti-inclined rock slopes: Insights from physical modelling tests

B Zhang, H Tang, S Sumi, B Ding, L Zhang… - Rock Mechanics and …, 2024 - Springer
Block-flexure toppling failures in interbedded anti-inclined rock (IAR) slopes present
significant risks to infrastructure and safety. Based on the Linda landslide field …

[PDF][PDF] Numerical analysis and stability assessment of complex secondary toppling failures: A case study for the south pars special zone

M Azarafza, MH Bonab, H Akgun - Geomech. Eng, 2021 - researchgate.net
This article assesses and estimates the progressive failure mechanism of complex pit-rest
secondary toppling of slopes that are located within the vicinity of the Gas Flare Site of …

Stability analysis of slopes with a potential of slide-head-toppling failure

M Amini, H Sarfaraz, K Esmaeili - … journal of rock mechanics and mining …, 2018 - Elsevier
Toppling is a mode of slope instability that may occur in a wide range of layered or blocky
rock masses. If this instability is caused by some natural or man-made external factors, it is …

Study on the evolutionary process of interbedded anti-inclined slope block-flexure toppling in the upper Yalong River

B Zhang, Y Ning, H Tang, B Ding, K Fang… - Bulletin of Engineering …, 2023 - Springer
Block-flexure toppling is the most common toppling mode occurring in interbedded anti-
inclined slopes. With the development of hydropower projects in Southwest China …

Sensitivity analysis of toppling deformation for interbedded anti-inclined rock slopes based on the Grey relation method

Y Ning, H Tang, F Wang, G Zhang - Bulletin of Engineering Geology and …, 2019 - Springer
Toppling deformations generally develop in interbedded anti-inclined rock slopes in the
upper reaches of the Yalong River in southwest China. With the characteristics of large …

Experimental study on deformation and failure characteristics of interbedded anti-inclined rock slopes induced by rainfall

B Zhang, H Tang, K Fang, B Ding, Q Gong - Rock Mechanics and Rock …, 2024 - Springer
Rainfall with heavy intensity and long duration is a main inducing factor that triggers
landslides on anti-inclined rock slopes. Numerous interbedded anti-inclined rock (IAR) …