Estimation of in situ stress along deep tunnels buried in complex geological conditions

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue , 2012, Pages 139-162

  Zhang, Chuanqing ^a   Feng, Xia Ting ^a   Zhou, Hui ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ROCK AND SOIL MECHANICS   (China)

Author keywords

Deep tunnel; In situ stress; Integrated analysis; Multi source information; Topography

Indexed keywords

ITERATIVE METHODS; NUMERICAL METHODS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROCKS; STRESSES; TECTONICS;

COMPLEX GEOLOGICAL CONDITION; DEEP TUNNELS; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURES; HEADRACE TUNNEL; INSITU STRESS; INTEGRATED ANALYSIS; JINPING II HYDROPOWER STATION; MULTI-SOURCE INFORMATIONS; STRESS REGIME; TUNNEL SECTIONS;

TOPOGRAPHY;

BRITTLE FAILURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; IN SITU STRESS; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; ROCK MASS RESPONSE; ROCK MECHANICS; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING; TUNNEL; TUNNELING;

EID: 84859631234     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2012.03.016     Document Type: Article

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