Hoek-Brown parameters for predicting the depth of brittle failure around tunnels

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 136-151

  Martin, C D ^a   Kaiser, P K ^a   McCreath, D R ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brittle failure criterion; Cohesion loss; Depth of failure; Hoek brown brittle parameters; Rock mass strength; Spalling

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FRACTURE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; EXCAVATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRICTION; GROUND SUPPORTS; ROCK MECHANICS; SPALLING; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

BRITTLE FAILURE; COHESION LOSS; DAMAGE INDEX; HOEK-BROWN PARAMETER; ROCK MASS STRENGTH; UNDERGROUND OPENINGS;

TUNNELS;

BRITTLE FAILURE; EXCAVATION; HOEK-BROWN CRITERION; ROCK MASS RESPONSE; TUNNEL;

EID: 0032759663     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t98-072     Document Type: Article

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