Influence of stress path on tunnel excavation response - Numerical tool selection and modeling strategy

Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 618-628

  Cai, M ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

FDM; FEM; FLAC; Numerical model; Phase2; Stress path; Tunnel excavation

Indexed keywords

STRESSES; TUNNELS;

CUTTER (TOOL) SELECTION; IN-SITU; MODELING STRATEGY; NUMERICAL TOOLS; ROCK MASSES; STRESS PATHS; TUNNEL EXCAVATION;

EXCAVATION;

CONTINUUM MECHANICS; ELASTOPLASTICITY; EXCAVATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLAC; IN SITU STRESS; NUMERICAL MODEL; STRESS ANALYSIS; TUNNEL;

EID: 46449136036     PISSN: 08867798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tust.2007.11.005     Document Type: Article

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