Approaches for representing hydro-mechanical coupling between sub-surface excavations and argillaceous porous media at the ventilation experiment, Mont Terri

Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 85-96

  Bond, Alexander ^a   Millard, Alain ^b   Nakama, Shigeo ^c   Zhang, Chengyuan ^d   Garritte, Benoit ^e  

^a QUINTESSA LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b DIF   (France)

^c JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^d INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^e UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Argillite; Hydro mechanical (HM) coupling; Mont Terri Underground Research Laboratory (URL); Numerical modelling; Tunnel; Ventilation experiment (VE); Water vapour

Indexed keywords

ARGILLACEOUS DEPOSIT; BOUNDARY CONDITION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDROMECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; POROUS MEDIUM; ROCK MASS RESPONSE; TUNNEL; VENTILATION; WATER VAPOR;

JURA [SWITZERLAND]; MONT TERRI; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84925287488     PISSN: 16747755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrmge.2013.02.002     Document Type: Article

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