Ground reaction curves for tunnels excavated in different quality rock masses showing several types of post-failure behaviour

Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 689-705

  Alejano, L R ^a   Rodriguez Dono, A ^a   Alonso, E ^a   Fdez Manin G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ground reactions curves; Post failure behaviour; Strain softening

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE-CONFINEMENT METHOD; DESIGN TECHNIQUE; ELASTIC PERFECTLY PLASTIC; GROUND REACTION CURVES; GROUND REACTIONS CURVES; KEY ISSUES; NUMERICAL MODELLING; POST-FAILURE BEHAVIOUR; ROCK MASS; ROCK MASS BEHAVIOUR; STRAIN SOFTENING; STRAIN SOFTENING BEHAVIOUR; TUNNEL STABILITY;

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; REINFORCEMENT; ROCK MECHANICS; TUNNELS; WIND TUNNELS;

ROCKS;

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; ELASTOPLASTICITY; FAILURE MECHANISM; GROUND CONDITIONS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; REINFORCEMENT; ROCK MASS RESPONSE; STABILITY ANALYSIS; STRAIN RATE; TUNNEL DESIGN; TUNNELING;

EID: 68949215498     PISSN: 08867798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tust.2009.07.004     Document Type: Article

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