Abstract: This paper investigates the formation mechanism and deformation law of earthquake-induced shattering-sliding collapses induced by studying the collapse at K70+340-K70+388 of S303 highway from Wolong to Balangshan in Sichuan province, using the combination of geomechanical method and the simulation of discrete element method UDEC. It is shown that: these collapses mainly occur in bedding slopes with steep joints; the seismic wave leads to a tensile-shear failure to the slope; and the tensile stress at dome of the slope is greater than that inside the slope; deformation induced by seismic force is found to be faster and greater at the upper and dome of the slope than that at the lower and interior of slope; the higher amplitude of seismic acceleration is, the greater slope dynamic response is, and the larger displacement of collapse mass. The failure process of shattering-sliding collapse can be divided into six stages, 1) rock mass damage and tensile fractures formatting under earthquake; 2) tensile fractures expansion and coalescence of weak slip plane; 3) the whole slump-mass scattered and local rocks slip; 4) local rocks fall, ejection, mass ejection and tumble; 5) rock mass fall, ejection, mass ejection and tumble; 6) slump-mass tends to be stability. Therefore, this research provides not only a new method for geological hazard analysis, but also a significant guide to disaster prevention and mitigation in earthquake region.

Key words: shattering-sliding, collapse, UDEC, numerical simulation