Effect of Excavation-Induced Groundwater Level Drawdown on Tunnel Inflow in a Jointed Rock Mass

Engineering Geology

Volumn 110, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 33-42

  Moon, J ^a   Fernandez, G ^b  

^a URS CORPORATION   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Distinct element method; Groundwater inflow; Groundwater level drawdown; Hydro mechanically coupled behavior of joints

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; BEHAVIOR OF JOINT; DISTINCT ELEMENT METHODS; EMPIRICAL METHOD; ENGINEERING PRACTICES; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; GROUND WATER INFLOW; GROUND WATER LEVEL; GROUND WATER RECHARGE; GROUND WATER TABLE; HYDRAULIC HEADS; INFLOW RATE; JOINTED ROCK MASS; TUNNEL ALIGNMENTS; TUNNEL INFLOW; WATER LEVEL DRAWDOWN;

EXCAVATION; FLOW PATTERNS; HYDROGEOLOGY; RESERVOIRS (WATER); TUNNELS; WATER LEVELS; WIND TUNNELS;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

DISTINCT ELEMENT METHOD; DRAWDOWN; EXCAVATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC HEAD; HYDROMECHANICS; INFLOW; JOINT; NUMERICAL MODEL; RECHARGE; ROCK MASS RESPONSE; TUNNEL; WATER TABLE;

EID: 72549097427     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2009.09.002     Document Type: Article

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