Systematic numerical simulation of rock tunnel stability considering different rock conditions and construction effects

Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 531-536

  Zhu, Weishen ^a   Li, Shucai ^a,b   Li, Shuchen ^b   Chen, Weizhong ^b   Lee, C F ^c  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Deformation analysis; Excavation sequence; Finite element method; Plastic zone; Rock tunnel

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GROUND SUPPORTS; ROCK MECHANICS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

ROCK TUNNELS;

TUNNELS;

DEFORMATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; ROCK MASS RESPONSE; ROCK MECHANICS; STABILITY ANALYSIS; TUNNEL DESIGN;

TAIWAN;

EID: 0141761129     PISSN: 08867798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-7798(03)00070-1     Document Type: Article

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