Influence of intermediate principal stress on rock fracturing and strength near excavation boundaries-Insight from numerical modeling

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 763-772

  Cai, M ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Intermediate principal stress; Numerical model; Rock fracturing; Rock strength; Tunnel

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROCRACKS;

INTERMEDIATE PRINCIPAL STRESS; ROCK FRACTURING; ROCK STRENGTH;

ROCK MECHANICS;

DISTINCT ELEMENT METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; ROCK MECHANICS; STRENGTH; STRESS;

ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 41549099254     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2007.07.026     Document Type: Article

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