Geomechanical evaluation of derinkuyu antique underground city and its implications in geoengineering

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 731-754

  Aydan, Ömer ^a   Ulusay, Reşat ^b  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cappadocia Region; Derinkuyu Underground City; FEM; In situ stress; Long term behaviour; Stability

Indexed keywords

CAPPADOCIA; DERINKUYU UNDERGROUND CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GEOMECHANICAL EVALUATIONS; INSITU STRESS; LONG-TERM BEHAVIOUR; MINISTRY OF EDUCATION; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HISTORY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ROCK MECHANICS; THAWING;

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING;

ARCHAEOLOGY; FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; MOISTURE CONTENT; ROCK MECHANICS; SEISMICITY; SUBTERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT;

CAPPADOCIA; TURKEY;

EID: 84879249419     PISSN: 07232632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00603-012-0301-7     Document Type: Article

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