Parametric study for a large cavern in jointed rock using a distinct element model (UDEC-BB)

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 17-29

  Bhasin, Rajinder ^a   Høeg, Kaare ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN GEOTECHNICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRESS ANALYSIS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

MOHR-COULOMB MODEL; SOFTWARE PACKAGE UDEC-BB;

ROCK MECHANICS;

BLOCK SIZE; CAVERN; DEFORMATION; DISTINCT ELEMENT MODEL; EXCAVATION; ROCK BLOCK ANALYSIS; ROCK MECHANICS;

EID: 0031943929     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0148-9062(97)00312-4     Document Type: Article

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