Stress, instability and design of underground excavations

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 1027-1047

  Martin, C D ^a   Kaiser, P K ^b   Christiansson, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c SWEDISH NUCLEAR FUEL AND WASTE MANAGEMENT CO   (Sweden)

Author keywords

In situ stress; Instability; Modelling

Indexed keywords

ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS ANALYSIS;

UNDERGROUND EXCAVATIONS;

EXCAVATION;

EXCAVATION; IN SITU STRESS; NUMERICAL MODEL; ROCK MECHANICS; STRESS MEASUREMENT; UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 0142199296     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1365-1609(03)00110-2     Document Type: Article

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