This paper was selected for presentation at the symposium by an ARMA Technical Program Committee based on a technical and critical review of the paper by a minimum of two technical reviewers. The material, as presented, does not necessarily reflect any position of ARMA, its officers, or members. | ARMA 13-486 Probabilistic-Numerical Modeling of Stability of a Rock Slope in Amasya-Turkey Gheibie, S., Duzgun, . Mining Engineering Department, Middle East Technical Univesity, Ankara, Turkey Akgun, A. Geological Engineering Department, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey Copyright 2013 ARMA, American Rock Mechanics Association This paper was prepared for presentation at the 47 US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium held in San Francisco, CA, USA, 23-26 June 2013. This paper was selected for presentation at the symposium by an ARMA Technical Program Committee based on a technical and critical review of the paper by a minimum of two technical reviewers. The material, as presented, does not necessarily reflect any position of ARMA, its officers, or members. Electronic reproduction, distribution, or storage of any part of this paper for commercial purposes without the written consent of ARMA is prohibited. Permission to reproduce in print is restricted to an abstract of not more than 200 words; illustrations may not be copied. The abstract must contain conspicuous acknowledgement of where and by whom the paper was presented. th ABSTRACT: Developments in computation facilities and increase in application of sophisticated mathematical methods in engineering problems have affected the methods of slope stability analysis. In recent years, the numerical modeling methods have extensively applied instead of limit equilibrium methods. Also, the probabilistic methods are considered in rock slope designs to quantify the uncertainties involved in the slope stability problem. In this paper, a probabilistic-numerical approach is proposed, which is based on integration of three dimensional Distinct Element Method (DEM) and probabilistic approach for stability analysis of rock slopes. Barton models were used to model the behavior of rock discontinuities and the shear strain was considered as failure indicator of discontinuities. The proposed methodology .
