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Does a Factor of Safety of 1.2 mean anything? The hidden drivers of FoS variability in open pit slopes

A Vakili; S Arndt

Iron Ore and Open Pit Operators Conference 2026

Dilution optimisation in sublevel open stoping operations

Underground Operators Conference 2023

A tool to estimate factor of safety for varying slope height and angle in specific rock mass conditions

T.D. Styles; S.J. Jackson; A Vakili

Slope Stability 2022, Tucson

Slope angle versus slope height – the basis of an empirical tool for slope design within fractured rock masses using IUCM

T.D. Styles; A. Vakili

Eurock 2020 – Hard Rock Engineering

SlopeX: a plug-in to simplify and fast-track advanced numerical modelling for open pit applications

A Vakili; J Watson; B Abedian; T Styles

Slope Stability 2020

Three-dimensional numerical modelling for successful design of steep slopes at the Kanmantoo copper mine

DS Lucas; A Vakili; BJ Hutchison

Slope Stability 2020

Validation of the improved unified constitutive model for open pit applications

A Ford; D Lucas; A Vakili

Slope Stability 2020

Geotechnical assessment of stope design for the SF3 Orebody at Rosh Pinah zinc mine

G.P. Shali; A. Vakili

Deep Mining 2019 Conference, Muldersdrift

Forecasting mine seismicity – towards a more established methodology

A Vakili; F Harvey; H Greaves

AusRock 2018: The Fourth Australasian Ground Control in Mining Conference

The improved unified constitutive model

Deep Mining 2017

Three-dimensional inelastic numerical back-analysis of observed rock mass response to mining in an Indian mine under high-stress conditions

PK Rajmeny; A Vakili

Deep Mining 2017

An improved unified constitutive model for rock material and guidelines for its application in numerical modelling

Computers and Geotechnics 80, 261–282

Rock Strength Anisotropy in High Stress Conditions: A Case Study for Application to Shaft Stability Assessments

Julian Matthew Watson; Abouzar Vakili; Mateusz Jakubowski

Studia Geotechnica et Mechanica, Vol. 37, No. 1

Rock Strength Anisotropy and Its Importance in Underground Geotechnical Design

A Vakili; J Albrecht; M Sandy

AUSROCK 2014: Third Australasian Ground Control in Mining Conference

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Drill hole visualisation in the Cavroc Toolbar for Rhino

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Mine Design to Model: Deswik designs to a StopeX-ready model in ten minutes

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Introducing Cavroc Smart Tools for Rhino

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What changes on site when numerical modelling becomes routine

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When simple geotechnical tools stop being good enough

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How the IUCM improves safety and production outcomes

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Hindustan Zinc site visit: modelling that supports engineering judgement

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Keeping empirical clarity in stope design with RocboX

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Anisotropy: the rock mass property most models overlook

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Why most geotechnical modelling tools are so hard to use

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Same slope, different Factor of Safety: why the analysis tool matters

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RocboX Stope Intelligence: from model to mine

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Datarock, Mining One and Cavroc form a strategic partnership

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