Numerical analysis of the failure process around a circular opening in rock

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 39, Issue , 2012, Pages 8-16

  Wang, S Y ^a   Sloan, S W ^a   Sheng, D C ^a   Tang, C A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Acoustic emission; Failure process; Finite element method; Heterogeneity; Underground opening

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC ACTIVITY; ACOUSTIC EMISSION TECHNIQUES; BRITTLE ROCKS; CIRCULAR OPENING; CONSTITUTIVE LAW; CURRENT MODELS; DAMAGE MECHANICS; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FAILURE MECHANISM; FAILURE PROCESS; FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT CODES; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; HETEROGENEITY; HETEROGENEOUS MATERIALS; LATERAL CONFINING PRESSURE; MODEL TUNNEL; QUASIBRITTLE MATERIAL; ROCK ENGINEERING; ROCK FAILURE PROCESS ANALYSIS; UNDERGROUND EXCAVATION; UNDERGROUND OPENING;

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING; ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; BRITTLENESS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXCAVATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE; ROCKS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; BRITTLE MEDIUM; CONFINING PRESSURE; DAMAGE MECHANICS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FAILURE MECHANISM; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; TUNNEL; UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 80052701150     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2011.08.004     Document Type: Article

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