Geomechanical properties of shear zones in the eastern aar massif, Switzerland and their implication on tunnelling

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 271-303

  Laws, S ^a,b   Eberhardt, E ^b   Loew, S ^b   Descoeudres, F ^c  

^a Geologie Geotechnik Grundwasser   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Laboratory triaxial tests; Rock mass properties; Shear zones; Strength and deformation characteristics; Tunnelling conditions

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; DEFORMATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; IMPACT TESTING; SHEARING; TUNNELING (EXCAVATION);

LABORATORY TRIAXIAL TESTS; ROCK MASS PROPERTIES; SHEAR ZONES; STRENGTH AND DEFORMATION CHARACTERISTICS; TUNNELLING CONDITIONS;

ROCKS;

GROUND CONDITIONS; ROCK MECHANICS; SHEAR ZONE; TUNNELING;

AAR MASSIF; ALPS; BERNESE ALPS; CENTRAL ALPS; CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND; WORLD;

EID: 3042728184     PISSN: 07232632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00603-003-0050-8     Document Type: Article

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