Simulation of cracking near a large underground cavern in a discontinuous rock mass using the expanded distinct element method

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 97-106

  Jiang, Yujing ^a,b   Li, Bo ^a   Yamashita, Yuji ^c  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b DALIAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c KYUSHU ELECTRIC POWER CO INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVES; CRACKS; DEFORMATION; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS;

CONSTRUCTION SITES; DISCONTINUOUS ROCK MASS; DISTINCT ELEMENT METHODS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; LARGE UNDERGROUND CAVERNS; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; PERFORMANCE; ROCK-MASS; UNDERGROUND CAVERN;

EXCAVATION;

CAVERN; CRACK PROPAGATION; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DISTINCT ELEMENT METHOD; ROCK BLOCK; ROCK MECHANICS; UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 57649236210     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2008.05.004     Document Type: Article

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