A combined three-dimensional geological-geostatistical-numerical model of underground excavations in rock

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 213-243

  Stavropoulou, M ^a,c   Exadaktylos, G ^b   Saratsis, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^c Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment   (Greece)

Author keywords

Damage; Geostatistics; Kriging; Numerical modeling; RMR; Rock mass heterogeneity; Size effect; Tunneling

Indexed keywords

DAMAGE DETECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SAMPLING; TUNNELING (EXCAVATION); TUNNELS;

EXCAVATION DESIGN; GEOSTATISTICS; KRIGING; NUMERICAL MODELING; ROCK MASS HETEROGENEITY; SIZE EFFECT;

ROCK MECHANICS;

GEOSTATISTICS; KRIGING; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; ROCK; SIZE EFFECT; SPATIAL VARIATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TUNNELING; UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 34249750422     PISSN: 07232632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00603-006-0125-4     Document Type: Article

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