Large-scale geomechanical model testing of an underground cavern group in a true three-dimensional (3-D) stress state

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 935-946

  Zhu, W S ^a   Zhang, Q B ^a   Zhu, H H ^b   Li, Y ^a   Yin, J H ^b   Li, S C ^a   Sun, L F ^a   Zhang, L ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Geomechanical model test; Large scale underground cavern group; Numerical simulation; Stability analysis; True 3 D stress state

Indexed keywords

GEOMECHANICAL MODEL TEST; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; STABILITY ANALYSIS; TRUE 3-D STRESS STATE; UNDERGROUND CAVERN GROUP;

CAVES; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; DEFORMATION; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; STABILITY; STRESS ANALYSIS; TESTING;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CAVERN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GEOMECHANICS; GROUTING; MODEL TEST; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; STABILITY ANALYSIS; STRESS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 77958062311     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: 12086010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/T10-006     Document Type: Article

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