This study employed the random field theory and 2D discrete element method to investigate the progressive fatigue process of a rock slope with explicit considerations of material heterogeneity. Following Monte-Carlo simulation scheme, 5400 repeated simulations were performed.
Funding
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) New Investigator Award (grant EP/V028723/1)
Royal Society, Sino-British Fellowship Trust International Exchanges Award (grant IES\R2\202023)
The Fondazione Cariplo project @RockHoRiZon – Advanced Tools for Rockfall Hazard and Risk zonation at the regional scale