Finite element analysis for the twin metro tunnel constructed in Ankara Clay, Turkey

Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 71-79

  Karakus, Murat ^a   Ozsan, Aydin ^b   Başarir, Hakan ^a  

^a INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ankara Clay; Finite element; Tunnel convergence; Twin metro tunnel

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; TURKEY;

TUNNEL CONVERGENCE; TWIN METRO TUNNEL;

TUNNELS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTY; NUMERICAL MODEL; TUNNEL;

ANKARA [TURKEY]; EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 33847102739     PISSN: 14359529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10064-006-0056-z     Document Type: Article

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