Strain monitoring of borehole diameter changes in heterogeneous jointed wall rock with chamber excavation; estimation of stress redistribution

Engineering Geology

Volumn 56, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 63-74

  Ishida, Tsuyoshi ^a   Uchita, Yasuo ^b  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b The Newjec Consultants Inc   (Japan)

Author keywords

Heterogeneous jointed rock; In situ measurement; Rock mechanics; Strain monitoring; Stress redistribution; Underground openings

Indexed keywords

EXCAVATION; ROCK MECHANICS; STRAIN GAGES; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; WELL DRILLING;

JOINTED WALL ROCKS; STRAIN MONITORING; STRESS REDISTRIBUTION;

BOREHOLES;

BOREHOLE LOGGING; EXCAVATION; IN SITU TEST; JOINT; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; STRESS FIELD;

EID: 0034175697     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7952(99)00134-9     Document Type: Article

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