Rock mass strength parameters mobilised in tunnels

Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 47-54

  Singh, B ^a   Viladkar, M N ^a   Samadhiya, N K ^a   Mehrotra, V K ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

^b UPIDO   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CORRELATION METHODS; DEFORMATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL TESTING; OPEN PIT MINING; ROCK MECHANICS; STRAIN; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

BLOCK SHEAR TESTS; DEFORMATION MODULUS; HOEK-BROWN CRITERION; ROCK MASS STRENGTH PARAMETERS;

TUNNELS;

BACK ANALISIS; BACK ANALYSIS; DEFORMATION; FAILURE; HOEK/BROWN CRITERION; ROCK MASS RESPONSE; STRENGTH 77 T SUBJECT INDEX TERMS; TUNNEL;

EID: 0031010159     PISSN: 08867798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0886-7798(96)00060-0     Document Type: Article

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