Numerical analyses of the influence of blast-induced damaged rock around shallow tunnels in brittle rock

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 421-448

  Saiang, David ^a   Nordlund, Erling ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Blast induced damaged zone; Brittle rock; Inherent rock properties; Numerical analyses; Overbreak; Rock mass strength and stiffness; Shallow tunnels

Indexed keywords

BLAST-INDUCED DAMAGED ZONE; BRITTLE ROCK; INHERENT ROCK PROPERTIES; OVERBREAK; ROCK MASS STRENGTH AND STIFFNESS; SHALLOW TUNNELS;

BLASTING; DEFORMATION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; RAILROADS; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; STIFFNESS; TUNNELS;

RAILROAD TUNNELS;

BLASTING; BRITTLE MEDIUM; DAMAGE MECHANICS; GROUND CONDITIONS; OVERBREAK; RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION; ROCK MASS RESPONSE; ROCK MECHANICS; STIFFNESS; TUNNEL;

EID: 67349227493     PISSN: 07232632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00603-008-0013-1     Document Type: Article

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