Toppling mechanisms of rock slopes considering stabilization from the underlying rock mass

Toppling mechanisms of rock slopes considering stabilization from the underlying rock mass C.H. Liu a, , M.B. Jaksa , A.G. Meyers c a State Key Laboratory of Geomechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China b School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia c Rocktest Consulting, SA 5000, Australia