Influence of the depth and shape of a tunnel in the application of the convergence-confinement method

Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-37

  Gonzalez Nicieza C ^a   Alvarez Vigil A E ^a   Menendez Diaz A ^a   Gonzalez Palacio C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Confinement loss; Convergence; Convergence confinement method; Ground support interactions; Supported tunnel

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GROUND SUPPORTS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

CONVERGENCE-CONFINEMENT METHOD; RADIAL DISPLACEMENT; TUNNEL SUPPORT ANALYSIS;

TUNNELS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GROUND SUPPORTS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TUNNELS;

DEPTH; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SHAPE; SUPPORT; TUNNEL; TUNNEL DESIGN;

EID: 35649028357     PISSN: 08867798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tust.2006.12.001     Document Type: Article

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