Analysis and design approach for large storage caverns

International Journal of Geomechanics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 69-75

  Mandal, A ^a   Chakravarthy, C P ^b   Nanda, A ^b   Rath, R ^b   Usmani, A ^b  

^a VISVESVARAYA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b ENGINEERS INDIA LIMITED   (India)

Author keywords

Design and analysis; Large cavern; Monitoring; Rock engineering; Underground excavation

Indexed keywords

CAVES; MONITORING; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS;

DESIGN AND ANALYSIS; ELASTO-PLASTIC ANALYSIS; GEOTECHNICAL INFORMATION; LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS; LARGE CAVERN; ROCK ENGINEERING; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D); UNDERGROUND EXCAVATION;

EXCAVATION;

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; CAVERN; CROSS SECTION; DESIGN; ELASTOPLASTICITY; ELEVATION; EXCAVATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; ROCK MASS RESPONSE; ROCK MECHANICS; STABILITY ANALYSIS; UNDERGROUND STORAGE;

EID: 84879572349     PISSN: 15323641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0000180     Document Type: Article

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