Simulating excavation damaged zone around a circular opening under hydromechanical conditions

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 815-830

  Zhu, W C ^a,b   Bruhns, O T ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; RANDOM PROCESSES; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

EXCAVATION DAMAGED ZONE; HYDROMECHANICAL CONDITIONS; IN-SITU STRESS CONDITION; ROCKMASS HETEROGENEITY;

EXCAVATION;

CRACK PROPAGATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; IN SITU STRESS; ROCK MASS RESPONSE; ROCK MECHANICS;

EID: 41549136124     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2007.09.007     Document Type: Article

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