The elasto-plastic response of underground excavations in rock masses that satisfy the Hoek-Brown failure criterion

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 777-809

  Carranza Torres, C ^a   Fairhurst, C ^b  

^a ITASCA CONSULTING GROUP   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTOPLASTICITY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESSES; TUNNELING (EXCAVATION); UNDERGROUND EXPLOSIONS;

HOEK-BROWN FAILURE CRITERION; UNDERGROUND EXCAVATION;

ROCK MECHANICS;

ELASTOPLASTICITY; EXCAVATION; HOEK-BROWN CRITERION; ROCK MASS RESPONSE; UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 0033197677     PISSN: 01489062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0148-9062(99)00047-9     Document Type: Article

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