In-situ rock spalling strength near excavation boundaries

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 659-675

  Cai, M ^a   Kaiser, P K ^b  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation   (Canada)

Author keywords

Actual rock strength; Apparent rock strength; Brittle rock failure; Crack initiation; Heterogeneity; Irregular excavation boundary; Mine by tunnel; Rock strength; Spalling failure

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE ROCKS; HETEROGENEITY; IRREGULAR EXCAVATION BOUNDARY; ROCK STRENGTH; SPALLING FAILURE;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CRACK INITIATION; CRACKS; EXCAVATION; SPALLING; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

ROCKS;

BOUNDARY CONDITION; BRITTLE FAILURE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; EXCAVATION; GEOMETRY; HETEROGENEITY; MONITORING; NUMERICAL MODEL; ROCK; SPALLING; TUNNEL;

EID: 84896740391     PISSN: 07232632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00603-013-0437-0     Document Type: Article

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