IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/spr/nathaz/v121y2025i6d10.1007_s11069-024-07067-1.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Investigating the evolution chain of deformation and destabilisation of anti-dip rock slopes

Author

Listed:
  • Wenliang Ma

    (Yulin University)

  • Jinfeng Li

    (China Construction Eighth Engineering Division Co., Ltd.)

  • Hairen Wang

    (Yulin University)

  • Xiangzhen Meng

    (Yulin University)

Abstract

With the continuous promotion of engineering construction in western China, it is increasingly acknowledged that the frequency and harmfulness of deformation and destabilisation of anti-dip rock slopes are comparable to those of dip rock slopes. Due to the characteristic "no pre-existing weak planes" of anti-dip rock slopes, the cumulative deformation and fracture of rock strata result in slope destabilisation. Focusing on the evolution chain "stress distribution of rock strata—deformation of rock strata—damage (or fracture) of rock strata—slope destabilisation", this study investigates the mechanisms of deformation and destabilisation of anti-dip rock slopes through a numerical simulation method. For the anti-dip rock slope with a large dip angle of the rock strata, the significant stress characteristic of the rock strata "tension near the upper surface—compression near the lower surface" results in obvious flexural deformation and tensile fracture. The slope undergoes long-term damage and eventually occurs destabilisation. This stress characteristic gradually diminishes and eventually vanishes with decreasing dip angle of the rock strata. The resulting initiation mode of slope destabilisation transitions from tensile fracture to compressive fracture of the rock strata at the slope toe. Meanwhile, the destabilisation mode of slopes transitions from toppling type to sliding type, and the corresponding failure boundary transitions from dual stage toppling-fracture type to multistage sliding type. Moreover, the combined effects of the slope angle and the dip angle of the rock strata are discussed during the process of deformation and destabilisation of anti-dip rock slopes.

Suggested Citation

  • Wenliang Ma & Jinfeng Li & Hairen Wang & Xiangzhen Meng, 2025. "Investigating the evolution chain of deformation and destabilisation of anti-dip rock slopes," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 121(6), pages 6699-6718, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:nathaz:v:121:y:2025:i:6:d:10.1007_s11069-024-07067-1
    DOI: 10.1007/s11069-024-07067-1
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s11069-024-07067-1
    File Function: Abstract
    Download Restriction: Access to the full text of the articles in this series is restricted.
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1007/s11069-024-07067-1?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Liangfu Xie & Qingyang Zhu & Liewang Qiu & Jianbin Cui & Zeyu Hu & Wei Qiao & Jiangu Qian, 2023. "Study on toppling deformation of anti-dip slope in centrifuge test based on energy field," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 115(3), pages 2417-2433, February.
    2. Honglei Liu & Wenhao Shi & Tianhong Yang, 2020. "Numerical Modeling on Anisotropy of Seepage and Stress Fields of Stratified Rock Slope," Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Hindawi, vol. 2020, pages 1-10, April.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.

      Corrections

      All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:spr:nathaz:v:121:y:2025:i:6:d:10.1007_s11069-024-07067-1. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

      If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

      If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

      If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

      For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Sonal Shukla or Springer Nature Abstracting and Indexing (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.springer.com .

      Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

      IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.