Support capacity estimation of a diversion tunnel in weak rock

Engineering Geology

Volumn 68, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 319-331

  Ozsan A ^a   Basarir H ^b  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diversion tunnel; FEM; GSIA; Highly weathered tuff; Support capacity

Indexed keywords

DAMS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; TUNNELS; WEATHERING;

ROCK MASS RATING (RMR);

ROCKS;

DAM CONSTRUCTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; Q SYSTEM; ROCK MASS CLASSIFICATION; SUPPORT; TUNNELING; WEAK ROCK;

EID: 0037367006     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7952(02)00235-1     Document Type: Article

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