Numerical Study on the Influence of Profile Shape on the Stability of a Nonhomogeneous Slope

Figure 11

Steep end-slope mining schemes. (a) Scheme I merges the bottom 3 steps. (b) Scheme II merges the bottom 5 steps. (c) Scheme III merges the upper-middle 3 steps. (d) Scheme IV merges the lower-middle 3 steps. (e) Scheme V merges 7 steps in different positions.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)