Research Article

Stability Analysis of Jointed Rock Cutting Slope Based on Discrete Element Method

Table 1

Model parameters of particle model.

Minimum particle radius (Rmin/m)Particle size ratio (Rmax/Rmin)Particle density, ρ (kg/m3)Interparticle friction coefficient, μParticle effective modulus, Ec (GPa)Particle normal-to-shear stiffness ratio (kn/ks)

0.1522,5000.55.01.0

Radius multiplier, λBond effective modulus, E (GPa)Bond normal-to-shear stiffness ratio (kn/ks)Tensile strength, pb_ten (MPa)Cohesion, pb_coh (MPa)Friction angle, pb_fa (°)
15.01.04.84.835