Comparison of Equivalent Continuum and Discontinuum Methods in Stability Analysis of a Natural Underground Karst

Subject Areas : Engineering geology

Mahnaz  Laghaei ¹ (Department of Mining Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran)
Alireza  Baghbanan ² (Department of Mining Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran)
Masoud  Torkan ³ (Department of Mining Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran)
Siavash  Norouzi ⁴ (Department of Mineral Engineering, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM 87801, USA)
Meysam  Lak ⁵ (Department of Mining and Metallurgy, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran)

Received: 2020-08-24 Accepted : 2020-08-24 Published : 2018-06-01

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