Empirical and numerical analyses of support requirements for a diversion tunnel at the Boztepe dam site, eastern Turkey

Engineering Geology

Volumn 91, Issue 2-4, 2007, Pages 194-208

  Gurocak, Zulfu ^a   Solanki, Pranshoo ^b   Zaman, Musharraf M ^c  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b University of Oklahoma   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Convergence confinement method; Finite element method; Geological strength index; Hoek Brown failure criterion; Rock mass quality; Rock mass rating

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; ROCK MECHANICS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; SUPPORTS;

CONVERGENCE-CONFINEMENT METHOD; GEOLOGICAL STRENGTH INDEX; ROCK MASS RATING;

TUNNELS;

DAM; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HOEK-BROWN CRITERION; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; ROCK MASS CLASSIFICATION; TUNNEL DESIGN;

EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 34247855117     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2007.01.010     Document Type: Article

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