On the kinematics of 2D tunnel collapse in undrained clay

Geotechnique

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 585-595

  Osman, A S ^a   Mair, R J ^b   Bolton, M D ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clays; Deformation; Plasticity; Theoretical analysis; Tunnels

Indexed keywords

CENTRIFUGES; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; PLASTICITY; REACTION KINETICS; TUNNELS;

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; KINEMATIC PLASTIC SOLUTION; THEORETICAL ANALYSIS;

CLAY;

CLAY; COLLAPSE; KINEMATICS; LIMIT ANALYSIS; PLASTIC; SHEAR; TUNNEL; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 33751521222     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: 00168505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.2006.56.9.585     Document Type: Article

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