On the Freeze-Thaw Instability of an Open Pit Slope Using Three-Dimensional Laser Scanning and Numerical Simulation

Figure 14

Cloud chart of maximum shear strain for different times of the freeze-thaw cycle.

(a) Cloud chart of maximum shear strain for 0 times of the freeze-thaw cycle

(b) Cloud chart of maximum shear strain for 20 times of the freeze-thaw cycle

(c) Cloud chart of maximum shear strain for 40 times of the freeze-thaw cycle

(d) Cloud chart of maximum shear strain for 60 times of the freeze-thaw cycle

(e) Cloud chart of maximum shear strain for 80 times of the freeze-thaw cycle

(f) Cloud chart of maximum shear strain for 100 times of the freeze-thaw cycle