Principles Of Rock Slope Design – Introduction – Scope Of Book – Socioeconomic Consequences Of Slope Failures – Principles Of Rock Slope Engineering – Civil Engineering – Open Pit Mining Slope Stability – Slope Features And Dimensions – Rock Slope Design Methods – Summary Of Design Methods – Limit Equilibrium Analysis (Deterministic) – Sensitivity Analysis – Probabilistic Design Methods – Load And Resistance Factor Design – Structural Geology And Data Interpretation – Objectives Of Geological Investigations – Mechanism Of Joint Formation – Effects Of Discontinuities On Slope Stability – Orientation Of Discontinuities – Stereographic Analysis Of Structural Geology – Stereographic Projection – Pole Plots And Contour Plots – Pole Density – Great Circles – Lines Of Intersection – Identification Of Modes Of Slope Instability – Kinematic Analysis – Plane Failure – Wedge Failure – Toppling Failure – Friction Cone – Applications Of Kinematic Analysis – Example Problem : Stereo Plots Of Structural Geology Data – Example Problem : Slope Stability Evaluation Related To Structural Geology – Site Investigation And Geological Data Collection – Planning An Investigation Program – Geology – Rock Strength – Ground Water – Site Reconnaissance – Aerial And Terrestrial Photography .
