A method for assessment of excavation damaged zone (EDZ) of a rock mass and its application to a dam foundation case

Engineering Geology

Volumn 104, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 254-262

  Wu, Faquan ^a   Liu, Jianyou ^a   Liu, Tong ^a   Zhuang, Huaze ^a   Yan, Changgen ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Accumulative opening displacement of cracks; Borehole camera; Damage degree; Excavation disturbed zone (EDZ); Unloading strain energy; Xiaowan hydropower station

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; CAMERAS; CRACKS; DAMS; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; STRAIN ENERGY; UNLOADING;

ACCUMULATIVE OPENING DISPLACEMENT OF CRACKS; BOREHOLE CAMERA; DAMAGE DEGREE; EXCAVATION DISTURBED ZONE (EDZ); XIAOWAN HYDROPOWER STATION;

EXCAVATION;

BOREHOLE; CRACK; DAM; DAMAGE; DEFORMATION; DISPLACEMENT; EXCAVATION; FOUNDATION; ROCK MECHANICS; STRAIN;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; XIAOWAN DAM; YUNNAN;

EID: 60749114141     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2008.11.005     Document Type: Article

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